Knowledge distribution and the effect of design tools on the design process

Mina Tahsiri; Jonathan Hale; Chantelle Niblock

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-44989-0_24

Knowledge distribution and the effect of design tools on the design process

Mina Tahsiri, Jonathan Hale, Chantelle Niblock

Design, Manufacturing And Engineering Management

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This paper compares the cognitive performance of architecture students when designing tasks using one of the three design tools: pencil and paper, software Sketch Up and Rhinoceros 3D. It questions if a design tool can affect when knowledge is generated and used in the duration of design activity. This is explored through a protocol ‘think aloud’ study for which a new coding scheme was developed. The methodology is grounded on the theory of Distributed Cognition and Zhang and Norman’s (Cognit Sci 18(1):87–122, 1994) method of ‘representational analysis’, based on which, knowledge is either ‘internal’ in that it is actively memorized by the designer or is ‘external’ in that it is implicitly made available via a stimuli like a design tool. Using an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test, for the five participants of this study, external knowledge generated significantly earlier on within the process when using Sketch Up compared to the other two tools.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design Computing and Cognition '16
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	437-455
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9783319449883
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44989-0_24
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 3 Jan 2017

Keywords

design process
design tool
external knowledge
task space
knowledge distribution

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