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Reflection in design practice – quality assurance of practical training in product design education

Skjelbred, Bente; Berg, Arild // 2013
Students’ experiences through practical training can be used for curriculum development based on interactive research between education and work practice. To work collaboratively and reflect during ...

Save a napkin, save a tree: The role of metaphors in product design to change behavior

Montazeri, Soodeh; Finkbiner, David; Papalambros, Panos; Gonzalez, Richard // 2013
In this paper we study the role of metaphorical design concepts in triggering a mindful consumption behavior. Through a retrospective study on persuasive metaphorical designs for behavior change, we ...

Technology as a design strategy for products useful for elderly people in Indian context

Kumar, Aditya; Das, Amarendra Kumar // 2013
The number of Elderly People in India is increasing and this has opened up a new area in products and services to cater to this need. Until now due to the prevailing joint family structure, elderly ...

The use of systematic and heuristic methods in the basic design cycle: a comparative survey of students’ method usage

Person, Oscar; Daalhuizen, Jaap; Gattol, Valentin // 2013
In the present paper, we study the reported use of systematic and heuristic methods for 304 students enrolled in a master-level course on design theory and methodology. What to teach design and ...

Tolerance Optimization of a Mobile Phone Considering Consumer Demand for Quality and Sustainability in China, Sweden, and the United States

Hoffenson, Steven; Dagman, Andreas; Söderberg, Rikard // 2013
Dimensional tolerances are chosen during the product development process to balance quality requirements against manufacturing costs. Designers typically judge how much variance should be allowed ...

Triangulating front end engineering design activities with physiology data and psychological preferences

Steinert, Martin; Jablokow, Kathryn // 2013
lot data from an exploratory triangulation of front end engineering design activities with physiology data and psychological preferences. The aim is to gain more measurement control over engineering ...

Using qualitative research methods in engineering design research

Daly, Shanna; McGowan, Anna; Papalambros, Panos // 2013
In order to support successful strategies in design education and practice, we must have a deep understanding of the complex dynamics of design processes, teams, contexts, and systems. Facilitating ...

What do the concept generation techniques of TRIZ, Morphological Analysis and Brainstorming have in common?

Kannengiesser, Udo; Williams, Christopher; Gero, John // 2013
One of the goals of design research is to identify regularities across different design processes. This paper presents experimental evidence that there exist commonalities between three separate ...

"Critical Mass of Ideas": A Model of Incubation in Brainstorming

Sosa, R.; Gero, J. S. // 2012
This paper presents the results of experiments with a computational model of group brainstorming as an environment to study the role of incubation in creativity. In this model, exploration refers to ...

A CYBERNETIC PERSPECTIVE ON METHODS AND PROCESS MODELS IN COLLABORATIVE DESIGNING

Maier, A. M.; Wynn ,D. C.; Andreasen, M. M.; Clarkson, P. J. // 2012
This article considers the creation and use of Design methods and process models from a cybernetic perspective. We suggest that a process model and method are similar in nature, in that they both ...

A Market Systems Analysis of the U.S. Sport Utility Vehicle Market Considering Frontal Crash Safety Technology and Policy

Hoffenson, Steven; Frischknecht, Bart; Papalambros, Panos // 2012
Active safety features and adjustments to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) consumer-information crash tests have the potential to decrease the number of serious injuries on United States (U.S.) ...

A sustainable, industry-oriented Concept for an integrated Project in Bachelor and Master Education in Mechatronics

Leibl, Peter; Seemuller, Albert; Steinkogler, Alexander // 2012
The paper describes the differences in the theoretical background, methods and steps during the project works and the differences between the bachelor and master projects in the field of ...

Challenge of Teaching Product Design in Master Course with Heterogeneous Qualification in Indian Context

Shende, Avinash; Das, Amarendra Kumar // 2012
Globalization has increased awareness of design profession in India. Initially design education started in premier technical institutions like IITs, IISc and specialized design school i.e. NID and ...

COLOR, COGNITION, AND RECYCLING: HOW THE DESIGN OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS PROMPT BEHAVIOR CHANGE

Montazeri, S.; Gonzalez, R.; Yoon, C.; Papalambros, P. Y. // 2012
In this paper we studied the role of color in triggering recycling behavior. According to the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion we hypothesized that the visual salience of recycling bins ...

Creativity, Surprise & Design: An Introduction and Investigation

Brown, D. C. // 2012
This paper weaves together some of the basic ideas about surprise, and creativity, in the context of design. Situations in which design surprise might occur are identified, and a few are discussed in ...

Design Cognition Differences When Using Structured and Unstructured Concept Generation Creativity Techniques

Gero, J. S.; Jiang, H.; Williams, C. B. // 2012
This paper presents the results of measuring and comparing design cognition while using different creativity techniques for concept generation in collaborative engineering design settings. Eleven ...

Educating Critical Thinking in Design Research

Almendra, Rita Assoreira // 2012
This paper presents a study done in 2010 as part of a course named design critics that integrates the curricular year of a Design PhD program in a Portuguese University that works according to the ...

Educational Bridge Between Students and Professional in Building Industry

Zeiler, Wim // 2012
Within the building industry there is a clear need for more sustainable solutions, with as ultimate goal Zero Emission Buildings. This makes building design more complex. Building design transfers ...

Educational Practices for Collaborative Distributed Design of an Innovative Eco-Designed Product

SEGONDS, Frédéric; MARANZANA, Nicolas; ROSE Bertrand and CAILLAUD, Emmanuel // 2012
This article presents an academic experiment in the design of an innovative eco-product, by two Master's degree student teams from two universities. The originality of the work is that it promotes a ...

Electrifying Car Brands:"'Taking Brands into Consideration in the Idea Generation Phase"

Moons, Ingrid; De Pelsmacker, Patrick; De Wit, Ivo; Du Bois, Els // 2012
The separation between the field of marketing strategy and marketing action (creating new products) is longstanding. Still, product development may become a key element for branding because it serves ...

EXPLORING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AVERAGE AND CRITICAL ENGINEERING CHANGES: SURVEY RESULTS FROM DENMARK

Langer, S.; Maier, A. M.; Wilberg, J.; Münch, T. J.; Lindemann ,U. // 2012
Engineering change management plays a vital role in product development and innovation processes. This paper explores potential differences between average and critical changes. Data was elicited ...

Healthcare as a Domain for Mastering the Skills of Product Development.

Cornelis, Alfons; Baelus, Christiaan; Goethijn, Frank; Neyrinck, Johan; Van Goey, Jan; Cornelis, Mia; Goris, Joost // 2012
Healthcare is an important focus in our product development institute from the early seventies on. Last decennium every year about 25% of the students graduated on a thesis subject in the medical ...

Identifying New Design Problems: Observations from Senior Undergraduates

Choi, Young Mi // 2012
A good body of literature exists that examines the process of problem solving as it is an important activity in many fields from design, engineering or management to name a few. Much less has been ...

Innovation in Health Care: Strategy and Impact on the Nexus Education Research

Verwulgen, Stijn; Baelus, Chris; Cornelis, Alfons; Van Kerckhoven, Vanessa // 2012
Transition from a professionally oriented educational program of the master in product development to an academic context (the Bologna process) has induced the need to scientifically underpin the ...

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