Cognitive Processes in Design.

Abstract

This paper reports on a observational study and two experimental studies of the design process deriving from out interest in improving the design of computer software. A model of design is developed from these studies. This consists of three interacting processes: goal elaboration, design generation and design evaluation. The experimental studies show that design specifications are often incorrect and incomplete with different designers paying more or less attention to different aspects of the design. Finally, from the design model and the results of the experimental studies, a number of aids to the design process are developed and discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 21, 1978
Accession Number
ADA071697

Entities

People

  • Ashok Malhotra
  • John C. Thomas
  • John M. Carroll
  • Lance A. Miller

Organizations

  • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cognition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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  • Engineering

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  • Software Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.