Information-Seeking in Education for Creative Solving of Design and Engineering Problems

The paper aims to highlight the significance and place of information-seeking in finding improved solutions in the design of innovative products. The observation method was used to identify a way to increase the efficiency of searching for information needed when pursuing a creative solution to a de...

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Published in:Designs 2023-02, Vol.7 (1), p.22
Main Authors: Slătineanu, Laurențiu, Coteață, Margareta, Hrițuc, Adelina, Beșliu-Băncescu, Irina, Dodun, Oana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliographic literature
characteristics
creative solving
Creativity
Design
Designers
Education
Engineering
Hypotheses
Industrial engineering
Information seeking behavior
Information systems
information-seeking
Innovations
Methods
place of the information-seeking
Science education
Sciences education
Sketches
Study and teaching
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Summary:The paper aims to highlight the significance and place of information-seeking in finding improved solutions in the design of innovative products. The observation method was used to identify a way to increase the efficiency of searching for information needed when pursuing a creative solution to a design problem. The study was based on the experience gained in professional activities in higher education for industrial engineering and in the classes held for two academic subjects, when students’ creativity was stimulated, including in the search for information. One conclusion is that an experienced designer or researcher should make sketches and notes immediately after formulating the design objective. In this way, the possible inhibitory influence exerted by the results of a deep search for information could be avoided. In the case of a novice designer, it may be necessary to have a minimum collection of general information in the design topic field to familiarize the designer more with the problem addressed. The novice designer could thus develop a few sketches and notes and then go through a deeper stage of information-seeking. Another conclusion was that a certain minimum amount of scientific and technical knowledge is necessary to use technical creativity effectively.
ISSN:2411-9660
2411-9660
DOI:10.3390/designs7010022