How can we extract experience from student design projects and transfer it to new projects?

Josef Ponn, Udo Lindemann

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Abstract

In this paper we present an approach dealing with the analysis of student design projects and the extraction of relevant contents. Due to the standardized way of describing project contents, an analysis of the data on several levels is possible and a comparison of projects concerning applied procedures and methods, created artifacts and obtained experience is facilitated. The overall goal is to use the extracted knowledge for first, improving design education contents and second, supporting student designers in their projects. In order to enable the transfer of these contents to new design situations, the following approach is proposed: project "stories" are stored in a web-based repository and several access mechanisms are provided. Importance is placed on creating a systematic access to relevant contents, the relevance depending on the situation of persons looking for information. The experience with a first prototype of the system is subjected to a critical discussion, showing potential for further development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages409-416
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2006
Event8th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and DPE - Salzburg, Austria
Duration: 7 Sep 20068 Sep 2006

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and DPE
Country/TerritoryAustria
CitySalzburg
Period7/09/068/09/06

Keywords

  • Best practice
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Product development methods
  • Student design projects
  • Web-based system

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