Information Gathering: A Critical Step for Quality in the Design Process

Bursic, Karen M.; Atman, Cynthia J.

doi:10.1080/10686967.1998.11919148

Cited by 79 publications

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“…The playground problem coding scheme was congruent with the approach used in prior studies (Atman, et al, 1999;Bursic & Atman, 1997;Mosborg, et al, 2006b). Solution quality, time and information requested were considered.…”

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confidence: 73%

High School Student Information Access and Engineering Design Performance

Mentzer¹

2014

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

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Developing solutions to engineering design problems requires access to information. Research has shown that appropriately accessing and using information in the design process improves solution quality. This quasi-experimental study provides two groups of high school students with a design problem in a three hour design experience. One group has access to the internet while the other does not. Quality of design solution was measured and the two groups were compared. Solution quality did not change significantly. Student information requests were categorized and the most commonly requested piece of information related to cost of materials. Students spent substantially more time in the design process with internet access.

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confidence: 73%

High School Student Information Access and Engineering Design Performance

Mentzer¹

2014

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

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“…Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the establishment of objectives and criteria synthesis, construction, testing and evaluation' (ABET 2012). To date, there has been a significant amount of research addressing the design education of engineering students, including (Atman et al, 1999, Atman and Turns 2001, Atman et al 2005, Bursic and Atman 1997, Christiaans and Dorst, 1992, Cross 2001, Ennis and Gyeszly 1991, Kruger and Cross 2006, Pahl 1999, Radcliffe and Lee 1989, Stauffer and Ullman 1988. However, there is limited research addressing the engineering design education of design students.…”

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Meeting the expectation of industry: an integrated approach for the teaching of mechanics and electronics to design students

Bingham

Southee

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2015

European Journal of Engineering Education

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“…In fact, to properly scope the problem, the student must request additional relevant additional information but they must also identify what information is needed and filter irrelevant information 3 . Researchers have conducted expert-novice studies and found that experts typically spend more time engaged in problem scoping and gather more information than senior engineering students 1 and seniors gathered more information than freshman students 2 . However, information gathering alone does not distinguish experts, from senior and first-year engineering students 3 .…”

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“…Information gathering is a crucial activity in design practice 1,2 and is generally considered as part of the problem scoping process 3,4 . In fact, to properly scope the problem, the student must request additional relevant additional information but they must also identify what information is needed and filter irrelevant information 3 .…”

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WORK IN PROGRESS: Quantitative Information Acquisition and Utilization by First-Year Engineering Students

Liu¹,

Tolbert²,

Mendoza-Garcia³

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Findings from previous research focused on decision making and judgement in engineering design process show that both the quantity and type of information gathered distinguish experts from novice designers. As a component of a larger investigation of the interplay between students' mathematical and design thinking processes in design tasks, we focus this study on quantitative information acquisition and utilization.This analysis focuses on a sample of five first-year engineering students who attend an ABET accredited university in the Midwestern U.S. During the study session, students "think aloud" as they designed a playground for a fictional neighborhood. The students were encouraged to request information from the facilitator, as necessary. Using critical incident analysis, we identified each request for quantitative information and then determined whether the student used that information for design or mathematical purposes. The results of this investigation show that each student has a unique approach to acquire and utilize information. In addition to what is already known about information gathering, this study contributes additional insights into the ways that first-year engineering students acquire, evaluate and utilize quantitative information and its role in the overall quality of the final design solution.

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Information Gathering: A Critical Step for Quality in the Design Process

Cited by 79 publications

References 12 publications

High School Student Information Access and Engineering Design Performance

High School Student Information Access and Engineering Design Performance

Meeting the expectation of industry: an integrated approach for the teaching of mechanics and electronics to design students

WORK IN PROGRESS: Quantitative Information Acquisition and Utilization by First-Year Engineering Students

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