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To explore the effect of AI integration in interior design courses at vocational colleges in Heilongjiang, a mixed-methods study was conducted with 380 students (via questionnaire) and 10 teachers/enterprise practitioners (via interviews). Results showed that: 1) AI integration was generally at a "low-level partial penetration" stage, with senior students (third-year and above) and private colleges performing significantly better in content integration than junior students and public colleges (sig<0.001); 2) Students' acceptance of AI improved in a grade-based stepped manner, and "teachers' AI application" was the key influencing factor; 3) Digital competence was relatively low (with weak advanced abilities) and showed a significantly positive correlation with both AI integration level (r=0.643**) and acceptance level (r=0.667**); 4) Core needs included hardware supplementation (graphics workstations), localized courses, and hierarchical teacher training. This study provides empirical references for AI education reform in vocational design programs.
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