Quantitative Methods for Studying Design Protocols

• Main Authors: Kan, Jeff WT (Author), Gero, John S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Engineering design.; Engineering Design.

This book is aimed at researchers and students who would like to engage in and deepen their understanding of design cognition research. The book presents new approaches for analyzing design thinking and proposes methods of measuring design processes. These methods seek to quantify design issues and...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Background
• 3 Theoretical Framework
• 4 Ontologically-Based Studies of Design Protocols
• 5 Pilot Study of Statistical and Entropic description of linkographs
• 6 Entropic Measurement and Design Outcome
• 7 Conclusions
• References
• Appendix A.