How to evaluate reading and interpretation of differently structured engineering design rationales

被引:9
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作者
Aurisicchio, Marco [1 ]
Gourtovaia, Marina [1 ]
Bracewell, Rob [1 ]
Wallace, Ken [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Engn Design Ctr, Dept Engn, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
aerospace engineering; comparative evaluation; design rationale; diagrammatic representation; empirical methodology; issue-based information system; knowledge management; reading and interpretation;
D O I
10.1017/S0890060408000231
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
Documented engineering design rationale has the potential to become a key source of information about past designs. Ease of comprehension of design rationale might play a crucial role in ensuring that the full potential of documented information is realized and that the effort and time necessary to capture design rationale pay off. This research proposes ail empirical methodology for evaluating how structuring design rationale and Supplying it with visual nontextual cues influences reading and interpretation. The study compares reading and interpretation of technical documentation presented in different formats to engineering graduate trainees in the aerospace industry.
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页码:345 / 358
页数:14
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