| id |
cf2009_273 |
| authors |
Abdelmohsen, Sherif M. and Do, Ellen Yi-Luen |
| year |
2009 |
| title |
Analysing the significance of problem solving expertise and computational tool proficiency in design ideation |
| source |
T. Tidafi and T. Dorta (eds) Joining Languages, Cultures and Visions: CAADFutures 2009, PUM, 2009, pp. 273-287 |
| summary |
This paper presents a pilot study to analyze the role of problem solving expertise (PSE) and computational tool proficiency (CTP) of expert and novice architects in the ideation process within a distributed cognition environment. To analyze PSE, we studied the frequency of occurrence of unique problem solving tasks per limited commitment mode (LCM) revisit. We also devised a quantitative measure for analyzing CTP based on the frequency of unique and normally distributed modeling activities per design process flows for a parametric modeling tool. In our study that involved freehand sketching and parametric modeling as two external representations used in the ideation process, we concluded that expert architects have higher levels of both PSE and CTP than novices. |
| keywords |
Problem solving, distributed cognition, design ideation, parametric modeling, freehand sketching |
| series |
CAAD Futures |
| email |
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| full text |
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