SOME SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY IN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS,

Abstract

A study, based on interviews and observations of engineering projects, describing how first level technical supervisors perceive causes of uncertainty in their design work. Sources of uncertainty are defined as factors (including interpersonal relations), which might cause group leaders to see more than one solution to problems in design. Two primary sources of uncertainty are: (1) unknown problem difficulty and (2) possible changes in specifications defining the problem. The author concludes that while his findings are tentative, they do question some current practices in obtaining information about uncertainty. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0623275

Entities

People

  • H. B. Eyring

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Observation
  • Specifications
  • Supervisors
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.