Detailed empirical studies of student information storing in the context of distributed design team-based project work

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings of six empirical case studies investigating the information stored by engineering design students in distributed team-based Global Design Projects. The aim is to understand better how students store distributed design information in order to prepare them for work in today‟s international and global context. This paper outlines the descriptive element of the work, the qualitative and quantitative research methods used and the results. It discusses the issues around the emergent themes of information storing; information storing systems; information storing patterns; and information strategy, making recommendations; establishing that there is a need for more prescriptive measures to supporting distributed design information management. This work will
be of great value to industry also.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)378–405
Number of pages28
JournalDesign Studies
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • distributed engineering design, information management; design studies; design education
  • information storing
  • information strategy
  • design information management

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