Do Methods Work: On the Correlation of Method Application, Effort, and Product Quality
DS 130: Proceedings of NordDesign 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12th - 14th August 2024
Year: 2024
Editor: Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
Author: Hohnbaum, Klemens; Martins Pacheco, Nuno Miguel; Ponn, Josef Christian; Zimmermann, Markus
Series: NordDESIGN
Institution: TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, DE; Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Kaufering, DE
Page(s): 333-341
DOI number: 10.35199/NORDDESIGN2024.36
ISBN: 978-1-912254-21-7
Abstract
Despite the prevalence of development approaches in design education, their impact on product resulting products often remains unassessed. This empirical study evaluates (1) the influence of development method application on product concept quality and (2) the effect of effort spent on both. Participants in an undergraduate course were supervised in their development process. The results show a significant positive correlation between effort and method application quality. However, effort spent and method application quality show a moderate yet insignificant effect on product concept quality.
Keywords: Design Education, Product Development, Empirical Studies, Project-Based Learning