@inproceedings{7c5724a4a3e34a279e9039d41c57f401,
title = "The spiral of applied research: A methodological view on integrated Design research",
abstract = "Design covers a wide range of human activities. It is inherently multi-facetted, multi-layered and complex. Design research serves the dual purpose of understanding the phenomenon of design and improving particular aspects of design. Understanding design requires multidisciplinary research drawing on such diverse fields as psychology, sociology and computer science. This paper proposes a framework with in which design research can be carried out in big research teams. It contains eight major stages. Four fundamental research efforts drawing on different domains (Empirical studies of design behaviour, Development of theory, Development of tools and procedures, Introduction of tools and procedures) and emphasis the important of separate evaluation after each stage. Individual projects can contain any number of these stages, provided the researchers are aware of the bigger picture. The paper concludes with a comparison with DRM.",
keywords = "Empirical study, Process, Research methodology",
author = "Eckert, {C. M.} and Clarkson, {P. J.} and Stacey, {M. K.}",
year = "2003",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED",
publisher = "Design Society",
editor = "Anders Folkeson and Margareta Norell and Ulf Sellgren and Klas Gralen",
booktitle = "Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design",
note = "14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003 ; Conference date: 19-08-2003 Through 21-08-2003",
}