The step-wise, hands-on approach of "DRM" studies the ways in which design research can best be undertaken to address specific questions. This study gives rise, for the first time, to a generic and systematic design research methodology intended to improve the quality of design research–its academic credibility, industrial significance and societal contribution–by enabling more thorough, efficient and effective procedures. The authors provide a comprehensive listof types of design research linked to appropriate, reliable research methods and supported by illustrative examples throughout the text. Furthermore, "DRM"affords an overview of supplementary research methods and points the way to their more detailed sources. The practical emphasis of the text is reinforced by a whole section of exemplary design research projects contributed by eminentdesign researchers and placed in the context of the proposed methodology to demonstrate the application of the variety of methods available in a structuredfashion. Comprehensive list of research methods applicable across the disciplines in which design is important Shows readers how to reflect on their own processes and methods for designing, using this understanding to devise new and more effective ways to design systematizing improvements in methods INDICE: Introduction.- DRM: A Design Research 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.- Appendices.
- ISBN: 978-1-84882-586-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 415
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés