DESIGN PROCESS MODELING: TOWARDS AN ONTOLOGY OF ENGINEERING DESIGN ACTIVITIES

ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF FIGURES ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 11 PROBLEM MOTIVATION 11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES 13 Research Question 1 13 Hypothesis 13 Research Question 2 14 Hypothesis 14 Research Question 3 14 Hypothesis 14 THESIS OUTLINE 14 CHAPTER TWO: BACKGROUND – LITERATURE REVIEW 16 DESIGN PROCESS 17

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