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CATEGORIES:Engineering Design Centre
SUMMARY:Recommendations for improving communication relate
 d factors in engineering design teams: a literatur
 e review - Denniz Dönmez - Technical University of
  Munich
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20091104T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20091104T173000
UID:TALK21132AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/21132
DESCRIPTION:Communication is crucial for engineering design te
 ams. It permeates every aspect of their work - fro
 m discussions about product specifications to chat
 s shaping social ties. While the power and importa
 nce of communication is recognised by many authors
  few dare to give recommendations for practitioner
 s.\nBuilding on previous research conducted at the
  Engineering Design Centre (EDC)\, the aim of Denn
 iz' work was to find recommendations for improving
  communication related factors in engineering desi
 gn teams. This was approached by a systematic lite
 rature review\, spanning multiple disciplines\, su
 ch as engineering design\, management science\, so
 ciology and psychology.\nFactors relating to commu
 nication are categorised into four: information\, 
 the individual\, the team and the organisation. Re
 commendations for managerial actions to improve ea
 ch factor are evaluated according to their potenti
 al impact in terms of cost and benefits. Findings 
 from literature yield common sense answers but als
 o include some unexpected results.\n\nAbout the au
 thor: Denniz is researching for his diploma thesis
  as part of the degree in engineering from the Ins
 titute of Product Development at the Technical Uni
 versity of Munich. He has been working with the ch
 air of Prof. Lindemann before. In parallel\, Denni
 z studied for another degree in Technology Managem
 ent.
LOCATION:arthur marshall's meeting room (next to EDC loft)\
 , Inglis Building\, Engineering Department
CONTACT:Labi Ariyo
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