Uncovering Generative Design Rationale in the Undergraduate Classroom

This work-in-progress, set in the context of an introductory design and graphics course, explores student reasoning when tasked with choosing a "best" option among solutions developed from a CAD-based generative design solution space. Students tend to cite rationalistic reasoning in design...

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Main Authors: Goldstein, Molly H., Sommer, James, Buswell, Natascha Trellinger, Li, Xingang, Sha, Zhenghui, Demirel, H. Onan
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition
Conferences
Decision making
design cognition
design rationale
engineering design
generative design
Graphics
Task analysis
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Summary:This work-in-progress, set in the context of an introductory design and graphics course, explores student reasoning when tasked with choosing a "best" option among solutions developed from a CAD-based generative design solution space. Students tend to cite rationalistic reasoning in design decision-making, rather than relying on intuition or on empathy for users. Future work will explore the relationship between traditional undergraduate engineering design task decision-making and generative design decision-making.
ISSN:2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637365