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Forming a method mindset: the role of knowledge and preference in facilitating heuristic method usage in design
Daalhuizen, Jaap; Person, Oscar; Gattol, Valentin
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Year:
2013
Editor:
John Lawlor, Ger Reilly, Robert Simpson, Michael Ring, Ahmed Kovacevic, Mark McGrath, William Ion, David Tormey, Erik Bohemia, Chris McMahon, Brian Parkinson
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Series:
E&PDE
Institution:
1: Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; 2: Delft University of Technology; 3: Aalto University
Section:
Experimental Studies in Design Methods
Page(s):
196-201
ISBN:
978-1-904670-42-1
Abstract:
ourse on design theory and methodology, we investigated method usage for five activities in the basic design cycle: (1) analysis, (2) synthesis, (3) simulation, (4) evaluation and (5) decision-making. The results of the study showed that knowledge and preference both influence method usage. Additionally, the results showed that for all activities except evaluation, knowledge indirectly influenced method usage through a âcomplementaryâ mediation of method preference.
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