[LiU design] Reminder: Third PhD Anatomies seminar

[Jonas Löwgren]

Dear LiU Design colleagues,

Just a friendly reminder. No action needed.

Best,
Jonas Löwgren

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This is an invitation to the third PhD Anatomies seminar in the LiU Design seminar series:
Wednesday, December 7, at 10:15-12:00 at Campus Valla, A-Huset, ACAS (a case study amphitheater) http://liu.se/karta?l=sv&sc=true&px_location=ACAS

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Jonas Löwgren

ABOUT THE SEMINAR
The aim of the PhD Anatomies series is to analyze completed PhD dissertations in design research, using a set of specific questions to unpack the knowledge content and structure in a format colloquially known as a dissection seminar.

There are three roles in a dissection seminar: panel member, audience member and chair. Panel members prepare in advance and they are the most active participants in the discussions at the seminar. Audience members are not required to prepare (even though it is of course advisable to skim the dissertation!); they participate in the discussion as they see fit. The chair facilitates the discussion at the seminar and formally examines the PhD students’ participation.

Dissection seminars are normally conducted in English.

DISSERTATION TO BE DISSECTED
The dissertation to be dissected in the third seminar is the following:

Pei, E. (2009). Building a common language of design representations for industrial designers and engineering designers. PhD, Loughborough University. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/dspace-jspui/handle/2134/5432 (not printable or annotatable, sadly)

Panelists: Torbjörn Andersson, Philip Ekströmer
Chair: Renee Wever

Abstract: To achieve success in today's competitive environment, companies are realising the importance of design collaboration during new product development. The aim of this research was to develop a collaborative design tool for use by industrial designers and engineering designers. To achieve this, a literature review was undertaken to understand the working relationship among the two disciplines during new product development. Following this, empirical research through interviews and observations outlined three problem areas: conflicts in values and principles; differences in education; and differences in representational tools and methods. The latter was chosen because the problem area of design representations was found to be highly significant. In looking at bridging differences in design representations, a taxonomy comprising 35 forms of sketches, drawings, models and prototypes was generated. A second stage of empirical research was conducted to establish the popularity of each representation and the type of design / technical information that industrial designers and engineering designers communicated with. The information was indexed into CoLab cards that would enable the two disciplines to gain joint understanding and create shared knowledge when using visual design representations. Following a pilot evaluation and minor modifications, student and practitioner interviews with a case study were employed to assess the significance of CoLab. The findings revealed that 82% of the interviewees felt CoLab to have built a common ground through the use of visual design representations. 75% gave a positive rating when asked if the system would enhance collaboration and 91% gave the physical cards a positive response as it provided instant access to information and allowed easy sharing. This thesis is a step towards a greater understanding of collaboration between industrial designers and engineering designers. The use of the CoLab system provides the prospect of achieving a common ground between the two disciplines.

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