DRM, a Design Research Methodology

• Main Authors: Blessing, Lucienne T.M (Author), Chakrabarti, Amaresh (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer-aided engineering.; Engineering design.; Control engineering.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering Design.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Control.

Design research is a fast-growing field of inquiry with significant importance in terms of helping society to create products and processes of improved quality and for enhancing the environment in which we live. The step-wise, hands-on approach of DRM studies the ways in which design research can be...

Table of Contents:

• DRM: A Design Reseach Methodology
• Research Clarification
• Descriptive Study I: Understanding Design
• Prescriptive Study: Developing Design Support
• Descriptive Study II: Evaluating Design Support
• Writing Up: Publishing Results
• Summary and Conclusions.