Download PhD Research Proposal: Modelling Collective Learning in Design

PhD Research Proposal:
Collective Learning in Design
PhD student: Mr. Zhichao Wu
Supervisors: Dr. Alex Duffy
Mr. Bill McCracken
Research Aim
Develop a computer based means to
support collective learning through:
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Investigate the phenomena of collective learning in
design based on the context of design coordination
(DC), and
Investigate situatedness in DC.
The concept of collective learning
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A group of agents (human being,
computer system, etc)
Learning collectively
Interactions between agents
Improvement of system performance
Levels of learning in design
Organizational
Learning
Collective Learning
Individual Learning
Individual Learning
Non-learning
Collective learning process
Knowledge acquisition &
input between agents
Knowledge Transformation
between agents
Collective
knowledge
base
Knowledge modification
between agents
Knowledge Acquisition
& Input between
collective knowledge
base and agents
Chunks of knowledge
The concept of situatedness
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Three useful meanings (Clancey):
functional situatedness, structural
situatedness, and behavioural
situatedness.
Situatedness in design (John Gero).
Results of critical literature review
Pros
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Some studies of situatedness
in linguistics, social science
and artificial intelligence.
A number of systems in
agent-based learning in
Distributed Artificial
Intelligence.
A number of theories of
collective learning and
organisational learning.
Theories and systems in
learning in design exist.
A learning model in design
based on single agent.
Cons
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Few DC systems with
learning capability and
consideration of
situatedness.
No collective learning model
is found.
Very limited works in
collective learning in design.
Limited works in
situatedness in design.
Study framework
Basic Foundation
of the Study
Theories and systems in
Learning in Design
Design Coordination
Theory
Situatedness
Focus of the Study
Collective
Learning
Situated Design
Coordination
Situated Collective
Learning
A Loop of DC Activities and Collective Learning Activities
Design coordination activities
Learning
DC
Knowledge
Learned DC
Knowledge
Collective Learning Activities
Designing
Adding Situatedness to the Loop
Designing Coordination
Activities
Situatedness
in Design
Context
Learning
DC
Knowledge
Designing
Learned
DC
Knowledge
Collective Learning
Activities
Decision
Making
A Loop of Situated DC and Situated Collective Learning
Situated DC Activities
Learning
Situated DC
Knowledge
Learned Designing
Situated DC
Knowledge
Situated Collective Learning Activities
Progress
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To date
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Finish the stage of critical literature review.
Two papers: one journal paper and one
conference paper for ICED
Next Steps
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Development of collective learning model
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Formalism of design coordination activities
Formalism of collective learning activities
A collective learning model
Build prototype system
Case study
Summary
This presentation describes my
works in last year and my future
works.
Thank you very much!
Questions?
Email: [email protected]
Why study collective learning in design?
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The significance to industry
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The links between design coordination and collective
learning
A formula in collective learning:
1+1>2
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Improve the performance to design coordination
The limited works in current literature
(see results of critical literature review)
Why study situatedness in the context of
design coordination?
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To make knowledge more useful
The potential functional, structural, and
behavioural situatedness in design
coordination.
Functional situatedness (1): agent may make different
decisions in different contexts
Context
Decision
Making
Functional Situatedness (2): different agents may have
different viewpoints for the same problem
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Structural situatedness: agents interact with changing
environment
Agents
Changing design environment
Behavioural situatedness (1): knowledge evolving
K’
K’’
Time
K’’’
K’’’’
Behavioural situatedness (2): Design teams distribute in
different locations