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Science versus design; comparable, contrastive or conducive?

VERKERKE, G.; VAN DER HOUWEN, E.; BROEKHUIS, A.; BURŠA, J.; CATAPANO, G.; MCCULLAGH, P.; MOTTAGHY, K.; NIEDERER, P.; REILLY, R.; ROGALEWICZ, V.; SEGERS, P.; VERDONSCHOT, N.

Original Title

Science versus design; comparable, contrastive or conducive?

English Title

Science versus design; comparable, contrastive or conducive?

Type

WoS Article

Original Abstract

Science and design are two completely separated areas of expertise with their own specialists. Science analyses the existing world to create new knowledge, design uses existing knowledge to create a new world. This tunnel-vision mentality and narrow-minded approach is dangerous for problem solving, where a broad view on potential solutions is required to realise a high-quality answer on the defined problem. We state that design benefits from scientific methods, resulting in a more effective design process and in better products, while science benefits from a design approach, resulting in more efficient and effective results. Our philosophy is illustrated using examples from the field of biomedical engineering. Both methods can benefit tremendously from each other. By applying scientific methods, superior choices will be made in the design process. With design, more accurate, effective and efficient science will be performed.

English abstract

Science and design are two completely separated areas of expertise with their own specialists. Science analyses the existing world to create new knowledge, design uses existing knowledge to create a new world. This tunnel-vision mentality and narrow-minded approach is dangerous for problem solving, where a broad view on potential solutions is required to realise a high-quality answer on the defined problem. We state that design benefits from scientific methods, resulting in a more effective design process and in better products, while science benefits from a design approach, resulting in more efficient and effective results. Our philosophy is illustrated using examples from the field of biomedical engineering. Both methods can benefit tremendously from each other. By applying scientific methods, superior choices will be made in the design process. With design, more accurate, effective and efficient science will be performed.

Keywords

Engineering education; Specialisation; Multidisciplinarity; methodical design;

Key words in English

Engineering education; Specialisation; Multidisciplinarity; methodical design;

Authors

VERKERKE, G.; VAN DER HOUWEN, E.; BROEKHUIS, A.; BURŠA, J.; CATAPANO, G.; MCCULLAGH, P.; MOTTAGHY, K.; NIEDERER, P.; REILLY, R.; ROGALEWICZ, V.; SEGERS, P.; VERDONSCHOT, N.

RIV year

2014

Released

15.05.2013

Publisher

Elsevier BV

ISBN

1751-6161

Periodical

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volume

41

Number

7

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

1516

Pages to

1527

Pages count

12

BibTex

@article{BUT104237,
  author="Gijsbertus J {Verkerke} and Eduard B {van der Houwen} and Anton A {Broekhuis} and Jiří {Burša} and Gerardo {Catapano} and Paul {McCullagh} and Khosrow {Mottaghy} and Peter {Niederer} and Richard {Reilly} and Vladimír {Rogalewicz} and patrick {Segers} and Nico {Verdonschot}",
  title="Science versus design; comparable, contrastive or conducive?",
  journal="Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials",
  year="2013",
  volume="41",
  number="7",
  pages="1516--1527",
  doi="10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.01.009",
  issn="1751-6161"
}