exploratory design
1Exploratory engineering — is a term coined by K. Eric Drexler to describe the process of designing and analyzing detailed hypothetical models of systems that are not feasible with current technologies or methods, but do seem to be clearly within the bounds of what science …
2Exploratory testing — is an approach in software testing that is concisely described as simultaneous learning, test design and test execution. Cem Kaner, who coined the term in 1983 [3] , now defines exploratory testing as a style of software testing that emphasizes… …
3Exploratory research — is a type of research conducted because a problem has not been clearly defined. Exploratory research helps determine the best research design, data collection method and selection of subjects. Given its fundamental nature, exploratory research… …
4Design methods — is a broad area that focuses on: Divergence – Exploring possibilities and constraints of inherited situations by applying critical thinking through qualitative and quantitative research methods to create new understanding (problem space) toward… …
5Design Rationale — In the survey on design rationale (DR) for software engineering [Jarczyk, Loffler Shipman, Design Rationale for Software Engineering: A Survey] the authors give a very clear definition to design rationale, it is “the explicit listing of decisions …
6Design rationale — A Decision Based Design Structure, which spans the areas of Engineering Design, Design Rationale and Decision Analysis. A Design Rationale is an explicit documentation of the reasons behind decisions made when designing a system or artifact. As… …
7Space Solar Power Exploratory Research and Technology program — The Space Solar Power Exploratory Research and Technology program (SERT) program conducted by NASA, was initiated by John Mankins and lead by Joe Howell in March 1999 for the following purpose:* Perform design studies of selected flight… …
8Philips Design — is a global design agency. Headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, the agency also has offices in Amsterdam, New York, Paris, London, Vienna, Seattle, Andover, Atlanta, Pune, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The agency offers a wide range of design …
9intelligent design — argument intended to demonstrate that living organisms were created in more or less their present forms by an “intelligent designer.” Intelligent design was formulated in the 1990s, primarily in the United States, as an explicit… …
10Intelligent Design-Scientific Concept or Religious View? — ▪ 2007 Introduction by Thomas F. Glick In 2006, in the wake of a U.S. court case that rejected the argument that intelligent design (ID) had a place in American public school science classrooms, the debate between ID proponents and its… …
