Full Description
Evidence-Based Designguide to help students conceptualize and formulate their design ideas and then to evaluate and test those ideas through a succinct, organized process. The result is the culmination of a comprehensive document that articulates a design concept and justifies key design attributes. Step-by-step, students are guided through the process of writing a robust, research-based document geared towards empirical design research. From developing a critical position to performing a thorough review of the literature to providing an overview of common research methods, this text is a perfect guide for students producing an evidence-based thesis or dissertation. MARKET: For courses in Research Methods, Design Research, Design Thesis, or Dissertation Preparation.
Contents
Chapter OneChapter Two: Importance of CitationsChapter Three: Developing a Line of LogicChapter Four: Formation of a Topic and ArgumentChapter Five: Review of LiteratureChapter Six: Issues in ResearchChapter Seven: MethodsChapter Eight: Site Analysis and Case Studies Chapter Nine: Surveys, Interviews and ObservationsChapter Ten: Historical Analysis Method and Photo Analysis MethodChapter Eleven: Experimentation and Computer ModelingChapter Twelve: The Final Phase
