Understanding the differences between how novice and experienced designers approach design tasks

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Ahmed, Saeema ^a   Wallace, Ken M ^a   Blessing, Luciënne T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Design experience; Design knowledge; Design strategies; Empirical research; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DESIGN EXPERIENCE; DESIGN KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN STRATEGIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENGINEERING DESIGN;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 0037299043     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-002-0023-z     Document Type: Article

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