caa a22 4500 469072539 CHVBK 20180323132925.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19921201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01580843 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01580843 Integrating the user into research on engineering design systems [Elektronische Daten] [Peter Piela, Barbara Katzenberg, Roy McKelvey] Engineering design research has historically been evaluated in terms of its computational performance. However, in many cases this research implies hypotheses about human behavior which are ignored. In this paper, we argue that the systems emerging from design research will benefit from investigating how people use them to accomplish work, and from the incorporation of principles of Participatory Design (Floyed et al., 1989) at the earliest stages of the development process. Using a case study, we present the evolution of a CAD system that supports complex mathematical modeling. This design effort is examined according to principles outlined in another well-documented effort in Participatory Design. Finally, despite the common misconception that such considerations impede basic research, we argue that continuous user involvement can guide research by validating experimental hypotheses and pointing to areas for future inquiry. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1992 Piela Peter Engineering, Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA aut Katzenberg Barbara School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA aut McKelvey Roy Department of Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA aut Research in Engineering Design Springer-Verlag 3/4(1992-12-01), 211-221 0934-9839 3:4<211 1992 3 163 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580843 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580843 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Piela Peter Engineering, Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Katzenberg Barbara School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McKelvey Roy Department of Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Research in Engineering Design Springer-Verlag 3/4(1992-12-01), 211-221 0934-9839 3:4<211 1992 3 163 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer