Wang, Wenjuan and Duffy, Alexander (2009) Triangulation towards coupling design knowledge. In: International Conference on Engineering Design 2009, 2009-08-24 - 2009-08-27, Stanford, California.
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Triangulation has been adopted in social science in the study of the same phenomenon through applying and combining several data sources, research methods, investigators, and theoretical schemes. From a post-positivism view point, this paper presents a triangulation approach in design research from two perspectives, data sources and research methods. Data triangulation was achieved through collecting data from multiple sources including company design documents, student design projects, and company design projects. Different research methods, e.g. interview, content analysis, protocol analysis, and questionnaire, were used to conduct data collection and analysis into a particular aspect of design, the nature of coupling design artefact and process knowledge. The paper presents the methods used and concludes that triangulation can provide an effective means for design research.
| Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| ID code: | 30620 |
| Keywords: | design knowledge, triangulation, Engineering design |
| Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Engineering design |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2011 16:31 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 17:44 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/30620 |
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