What do we need to say about a design method?

Gericke, Kilian; Eckert, Claudia; Stacey, Martin

Reference : What do we need to say about a design method?


	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Mechanical engineering
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/31290

Title :	What do we need to say about a design method?
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Gericke, Kilian [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
	Eckert, Claudia []
	Stacey, Martin []
Publication date :	Aug-2017
Main document title :	Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design
Publisher :	the Design Society
Peer reviewed :	Yes
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
City :	Glasgow
Country :	UK
Event name :	Claudia Eckert
Event date :	from 20-08-2017 to 24-08-2017
Event organizer :	the Design Society
Event place (city) :	Vancouver
Event country :	Canada
Keywords :	[en] Product Development ; Design methodology ; Design method
Abstract :	[en] Method development is one of the raisons d’etre of engineering design research and method uptake by industry is perceived as an important success criterion. This paper argues that one of the problems with methods is the lack of clarity about what is actually proposed to industry and the academic community when a new method is put forward, in terms of how detailed, strict, precise and rigorous the method is and what it can deliver. This paper puts the concept of method in the context of related concepts and proposes a multi-level model of the elements of a method to argue that a contribution on each of these levels can be of value and that the introduction of methods can fail on each of these levels. Implications thereof for industry and academia are discussed, concluding that a clear description of methods and their intended use is important for enabling proper validation of each of the method’s elements and for communicating methods to academia and industry.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/31290

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