Models of Dissertation Research in Design

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-125- Models of Dissertation Research in Design S. Poggenpohl Illinois Institute of Technology, USA K. Sato Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Abstract This paper is a meta-level reflection of actual experience in developing and guiding doctoral research and dissertation. Doctoral study in design has taken on several forms at different universities. At the Illinois Institute of Technology, with a strong science and engineering foundation, a research orientation and structure for dissertation development in design is explored, resulting in models that frame approaches to research.

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