Learning and Practicing Basic Design Concepts. A Knowledge Model
DS 30: Proceedings of DESIGN 2002, the 7th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik
Year: 2002
Editor: Marjanovic D.
Author: Flores-Parra, I. M.; Guirado, R.; Bienvenido, J. F.
Section: Design Education
Page(s): 987-992
Abstract
Teaching design techniques is an intensive knowledge based activity. There are three main different models involved: a matter model (their schemes are trespassed into the learning process), a model of the learning process and, finally, a model of the student. This work shows a methodological proposal for the application of this sort of techniques to a Computer Aided Design course for engineers. In this work, we describe the characteristics of the three knowledge models, detailing the high level elements of the matter model (Fundamentals of CAD), which were modeled using an extension of CommonKADS. Main conclusions include the convenience of modeling the design knowledge formally, previously to the deployment of a web design course.
Keywords: Design Education in the Web, Educational Knowledge Models, Design Models