scholarly journals Students’ Comprehension of Design Collaborations with External Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 579-588
Author(s):  
Laura Gottlieb ◽  
Yvonne Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Governmental Agency ◽  
Multiple Stakeholder ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Written Assignments ◽  
Voice Recording

AbstractThis pilot study examines how design students comprehend collaborations with external organizations— the roles and involvement of different actors in a design process. The study looks at two undergraduate courses where a total of 33 design students collaborate with a municipality and governmental agency. Data focuses on the students' terminology in regard to the external organizations and is collected through questionnaires, voice recording, workshops and written assignments. The data analysis is both quantitative and qualitative, focusing on the word frequency and semantics of the terminology. The results show that the students were not used to working closely to external organizations. This is reflected in the prevalent use of the term “client” instead of “collaborative partner”. Not working closely with organizations nor users is reflected in the students’ inabilities to handle the complexities that emerge when working with multiple stakeholder and users. At the end of the paper, suggestions are made of ways to develop students’ comprehension of ways to involve external organizations and users in the design process.

scholarly journals ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTAINMENT AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1373-1382
Author(s):  
Avril Thomson ◽  
Hilary Grierson
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Major Project

AbstractThe paper reports on a study that aims to gain an understanding of how senior engineering design students engage and attain throughout the various stages of the design process during a major design project. Following a literature review it sets out to answer 3 main research questionsQ1. Do students engage more with certain stages of the design process during major project work?;Q2. Do students attain better during certain phases of the design process during major project ?Q3. Is there a difference in this attainment between year groups of the same degree programme ?The methodology adopted employs an analysis of marks and an online questionnaire to collect data. Patterns and trends in how senior BEng and MEng Product Design Engineering students engage and attain within the design process are presented, identified and discussed and in turn used to inform reflection on the research questions set.

The impact of virtual visualisation: perception and design of spaces in ethnographic projects

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Márquez Cañizares ◽  
Juan-Carlos Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Information Analysis ◽  
Public Park ◽  
The Public ◽  
Design Students ◽  
The Impact

"The use of VR technology within education is an area that has generated great interest in recent years, so this work follows that trend and contains nuances related to user-centred design education. The objective of this work is to identify students’ perceptions of the use of VR technology for ethnographic research. A group of 20 industrial design students from Tecnologico de Monterrey conducted a field investigation, which included interviews and surveys, using HMD with videos and stereoscopic images of a public park in Monterrey, Mexico. Based on the research and information analysis, areas of opportunity were identified and urban furniture proposals for the public park that place were generated. Once the design process was completed, an evaluation instrument was applied to measure, through statistical analysis, the students' perceptions of their experience using technology in the design process; gender, qualification obtained and the relevance of the technology used was also considered."

scholarly journals The Effects of a Co-design Based Invitation Strategy on Participation in a Preventive Health Check Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trine Thilsing ◽  
Lars Bruun Larsen ◽  
Anders Larrabee Sonderlund ◽  
Signe Skaarup Andreassen ◽  
Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Lifestyle Related Diseases

BACKGROUND Primary-care-based preventive programs that aim to reduce morbidity and mortality from lifestyle-related diseases often suffer from low to moderate participation rates. Improving participation rates is essential to clinical effect and cost effectiveness. In 2016-2017 we conducted the first pilot study (TOF pilot1) testing a primary-care-based preventive program (the TOF intervention) comprising systematic identification of individuals at risk of lifestyle-related diseases, and subsequent targeted preventive services offered to the at-risk population. A total of 40.2% of the invited patients consented to take part in the study with the highest participation rates obtained among women and patients with higher income, education, and employment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a revised invitation strategy targeting men and patients of low educational attainment on overall participation rate and participant demography. METHODS This study was embedded in the second pilot study (initiated in October 2018) testing an adjusted TOF intervention (TOF pilot2). The revised invitation strategy comprised a pre-notification postcard and a new invitation targeting men and patients of low educational attainment. The new invitation was developed in a co-design process involving communication professionals and target group representatives. The study sample consisted of 4633 patients aged 29-59 years and residing in two municipalitites in the Region of Southern Denmark. Eligible patients were randomly assigned to four invitation groups receiving either 1) The original invitation used in TOF pilot1 (Control group), 2) The original invitation and the pre-notification postcard, 3) The new, revised invitation and the pre-notification postcard, or 4) The new invitation only. RESULTS Overall, 2171 (46.9%) patients consented to participate. Compared to receiving the original invitation alone, participation rates increased significantly for those groups who received the new revised invitation alone (p<.001), the new invitation with the pre-notification postcard (p<.001), and the original invitation with the pre-notification postcard (p<.001). Participation across the three intervention groups was increased among women as well as men, patients of high as well as low educational attainment and patients of low as well as higher family income. The largest relative increase in participation was seen among males, patients with low educational attainment, and patients with low family income. No significant increase in participation was detected among unemployed patients and patients of non-Danish origin. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that significant improvements in participation rates can be obtained from pre-notification postcards and invitations that have undergone a co-design process, involving communication professionals and target group representatives. Although firm conclusions can not be made from the present study, the apparent increased effect on participation among men and patients of low socioeconomic status may be relevant in programs that aim to reduce inequality in health. In order to reach the most socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, the invitation strategy should probably be combined with other more individual-oriented recruitment approaches. CLINICALTRIAL Clinical Trial Gov (NCT03913585)

Using Written Accounts in Qualitative Research

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Handy ◽  
Kirsty Ross
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Rich Data

AbstractThis article discusses the methodological implications of using written accounts as the primary source of data in qualitative research. Data from a pilot study into family relationships in two families with an anorexic child is presented to illustrate the ways in which this strategy can facilitate the interpretation of different family members' perspectives. Written accounts are shown to be a time-efficient means of gathering good-quality, descriptively rich data. Differences between oral and written modes of communication mean that participants' written accounts are more highly focused and reflective than transcripts from oral interviews, facilitating data analysis and interpretation. Relationships between researchers and researched are more circumscribed than in face-to-face interviewing, which may limit opportunities to explore emergent issues or make informal observations during the interview process. However, the more circumscribed contact between researchers and respondents may also make it easier to manage the complex social dynamics that can emerge when researching families. Whilst written accounts cannot be used as a direct substitute for oral interviews their strengths appear to be undervalued in qualitative research in psychology.

Pilot study describing the design process of an oil sump for a competition vehicle by combining additive manufacturing and carbon fibre layers

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aitor Cazón ◽  
Jorge G. Prada ◽  
Eric García ◽  
Gorka S. Larraona ◽  
Sergio Ausejo
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Design Process

scholarly journals A pilot study on transcriptome data analysis of folliculogenesis in pigs

animal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Tosser-Klopp ◽  
K.-A. Lê Cao ◽  
A. Bonnet ◽  
N. Gobert ◽  
F. Hatey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Transcriptome Data

A Comparison of Haptic Sketching and Digital Sketching

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-161
Author(s):  
Tom Page
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Design Students ◽  
The Relationship

This article compares and contrasts the use of haptic and digital sketching in the design process. It investigates the preferred sketching method of final year design students. In addition, it examines the relationship between effective communication and the use of haptic and digital sketching. A case study involving ten final year students studying product design courses at Nottingham Trent University was undertaken. The text explores the current literature and identifies the benefits of using the two methods. The inclusion of digital sketching tutorials in the undergraduate curriculum is discussed as well as the option of replacing haptic with digital sketching. The study concludes that while a wider survey with students from other design courses would be useful, the results provide strong evidence that final year students currently prefer haptic to digital sketching as an essential part of the design process.

scholarly journals Reframing the Design Process: Integrating Goals, Methods and Manifestation into the Co-Evolution Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 359-368
Author(s):  
Rosa Storm ◽  
Jeffrey van Maanen ◽  
Milene Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Problem Space ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Education Design ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Group Interviews

AbstractIn their early years of education, design students may experience difficulties in reframing design problems. Since reframing is linked to creativity, this may be problematic. While there are some models available to describe the reframing process, it is yet unclear how they are supporting design students. This study concerned the development and test of a framing model based on co-evolution transitions, through a two-part study: interviews with expert designers and workshops followed by group interviews with novices. The resulting model offers a way of thinking and a way of working, based on the fluidity of the design process. This study yielded two major insights. Firstly, students tend to perceive the problem space to be fixed once they defined it, even if they discovered disparate information along the way. Secondly, the developed model provides students with guidance and confidence in dealing with complex problems. Our results have a considerable impact on design education, as it is important to reinforce to design students that both the problem and solution understanding are fluid, and this model provides initial steps to help designers structuring their process.

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