TY - JOUR
T1 - A domain-independent descriptive design model and its application to structured reflection on design processes
AU - Reymen, Isabelle
AU - Hammer, D.K.
AU - Kroes, P.A.
AU - van Aken, Joan Ernst
AU - van Aken, J.E.
AU - Dorst, C.H.
AU - Bax, M.F.T.
AU - Basten, T
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Domain-independent models of the design process are an important means for facilitating interdisciplinary communication and for supporting multidisciplinary design. Many so-called domain-independent models are, however, not really domain independent. We state that to be domain independent, the models must abstract from domain-specific aspects, be based on the study of several design disciplines, and be useful for many design disciplines and for multidisciplinary design teams. This paper presents a domain-independent descriptive design model that is developed by studying similarities and differences between design processes in three design disciplines and which is based on the general theory of state-transition systems. The main concepts of the descriptive model are a design situation and a design activity. The descriptive model is applied in a domain-independent prescriptive model that supports designers with structured reflection on a design process; reflection provides an important possibility in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of design processes.
AB - Domain-independent models of the design process are an important means for facilitating interdisciplinary communication and for supporting multidisciplinary design. Many so-called domain-independent models are, however, not really domain independent. We state that to be domain independent, the models must abstract from domain-specific aspects, be based on the study of several design disciplines, and be useful for many design disciplines and for multidisciplinary design teams. This paper presents a domain-independent descriptive design model that is developed by studying similarities and differences between design processes in three design disciplines and which is based on the general theory of state-transition systems. The main concepts of the descriptive model are a design situation and a design activity. The descriptive model is applied in a domain-independent prescriptive model that supports designers with structured reflection on a design process; reflection provides an important possibility in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of design processes.
KW - Design situation - Design activity - State-transition system - Prescriptive model - Reflection process - Design session
KW - IR-58074
KW - METIS-206392
U2 - 10.1007/s00163-006-0011-9
DO - 10.1007/s00163-006-0011-9
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 147
EP - 173
JO - Research in engineering design
JF - Research in engineering design
SN - 0934-9839
IS - 4
ER -