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A recent information technology innovation that holds particular promise for use in design problem solving is HyperText. Within the context of a course on design methods, HyperText was used to create a programming database for an elderly retirement community. In this course students learned techniques and methods for collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing design information into a database of design guidelines. HyperText was used to assist in this process and to create an electronic programming notebook. Two strategies were employed for incorporating HyperText into the course, one that “automated” the creation of the database, and another that gave substantial “computer programming” responsibility to the student. Only the latter approach worked. This paper reports the results of this experience, illustrates different ways HyperText can be applied to design program databases, and examines different instructional strategies for incorporating HyperText into a course on design methods.

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Using HyperText to Create Design Programming Databases

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