Beitrag in einem Tagungsband
Not Seeing the Woods for the Trees - Empirical Studies in Engineering Design
Details zur Publikation
Autor(inn)en: | Foltz, C.; Schmidt, L.; Luczak, H. |
Herausgeber: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Verlag: | NIST |
Verlagsort / Veröffentlichungsort: | Gaithersburg |
Publikationsjahr: | 2002 |
Seitenbereich: | 1-7 |
Buchtitel: | Workshop on the Role of Empirical Studies in Understanding and Supporting Engineering Design (Gaithersburg 2002) |
Zusammenfassung, Abstract
Since engineering design research widened its view from prescribing to describing design activities, empirical studies have gained more and more importance. However, empirical research is not the "core competence" of engineering design. Therefore, it is useful to apply methods of empirical research developed in social science. Here a brief introduction to those methods is given, followed by two studies concerning information system support in the area of mechanical and chemical engineering. Finally, some general proposals for empirical research in engineering design are given.
Since engineering design research widened its view from prescribing to describing design activities, empirical studies have gained more and more importance. However, empirical research is not the "core competence" of engineering design. Therefore, it is useful to apply methods of empirical research developed in social science. Here a brief introduction to those methods is given, followed by two studies concerning information system support in the area of mechanical and chemical engineering. Finally, some general proposals for empirical research in engineering design are given.
