TY - GEN
T1 - Prototyping as a thinking approach in design Insights of problem-solving activities while designing a product
AU - Bohmer, Annette Isabel
AU - Sheppard, Sheri
AU - Kayser, Liza
AU - Lindemann, Udo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/7/2
Y1 - 2017/7/2
N2 - In the context of the Mechanical Engineering (ME) 203 Design and Manufacturing course at Stanford University, a mixed method research design called embedded design using qualitative and quantitative data was performed to explore (i) how (physical) prototyping and prototypes were used students referred to as novice designers in the ME 203 design process, (ii) the effect of prototyping on novice designers thinking processes and (iii) what affects prototyping results of novice designers? The aim of this research is not to seek testing hypotheses, but rather to develop interpretive understanding and gaining meaning from (student) experiences, thinking and learning process while prototyping. The research explores what is thinking look like going through a discovery process (gaining information and new knowledge) and forming decisions (as related to the thinking cycle) while prototyping: build to think.
AB - In the context of the Mechanical Engineering (ME) 203 Design and Manufacturing course at Stanford University, a mixed method research design called embedded design using qualitative and quantitative data was performed to explore (i) how (physical) prototyping and prototypes were used students referred to as novice designers in the ME 203 design process, (ii) the effect of prototyping on novice designers thinking processes and (iii) what affects prototyping results of novice designers? The aim of this research is not to seek testing hypotheses, but rather to develop interpretive understanding and gaining meaning from (student) experiences, thinking and learning process while prototyping. The research explores what is thinking look like going through a discovery process (gaining information and new knowledge) and forming decisions (as related to the thinking cycle) while prototyping: build to think.
KW - Engineering education
KW - mixed-method research
KW - product design
KW - prototyping
KW - thinking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047504648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICE.2017.8279985
DO - 10.1109/ICE.2017.8279985
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85047504648
T3 - 2017 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation: Engineering, Technology and Innovation Management Beyond 2020: New Challenges, New Approaches, ICE/ITMC 2017 - Proceedings
SP - 955
EP - 963
BT - 2017 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation
A2 - Jardim-Goncalves, Ricardo
A2 - Mendonca, Joao Pedro
A2 - Pallot, Marc
A2 - Zarli, Alain
A2 - Martins, Joao
A2 - Marques, Maria
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 23rd International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC 2017
Y2 - 27 June 2017 through 29 June 2017
ER -