A domain-independent descriptive design model and its application to structured reflection on design processes

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 147-173

  Reymen, I M M J ^a   Hammer, D K ^b   Kroes, P A ^c   Van Aken, J E ^b   Dorst, C H ^b   Bax, M F T ^b   Basten, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design activity; Design session; Design situation; Prescriptive model; Reflection process; State transition system

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL;

DESIGN ACTIVITY; DESIGN SESSION; DESIGN SITUATION; PRESCRIPTIVE MODEL; REFLECTION PROCESS; STATE-TRANSITION SYSTEM;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645698531     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-006-0011-9     Document Type: Article

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