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The paper presents design as an example of ill-structured problems. Properties of ill-structured problems are discussed. French’s model of design processes is analysed. The role of domain knowledge as a means for structuring the problem space is explained. Design process can be viewed as a sequence of problem re-representations gradually reducing problem indeterminacy. The results are demonstrated on pilot applications developed as a part of the Clockwork project.
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Zdrahal, Z. (2007). The Role of Knowledge in Design Problems. In: Wagner, R., Revell, N., Pernul, G. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4653. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74469-6_86
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