University Solar Farm Design#

A CAD-supported engineering task about designing a profitable and efficient solar farm for university-owned land.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_university_solar_farm_design`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `design`, `solar`, `energy`, `campus`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: embedded-constraints
Tags: text, human-subjects, design, solar, energy, campus
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 30
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Design a solar farm using Aladdin on a university-owned space while maximizing profit and efficiency.

Prompt Profile#

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	30
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources#

Key	Summary
`koolman_clay_li_jiang_goldstein_xie_demirel_sha_2024`	Koolman, Clay, Li, Jiang, Goldstein, Xie, Demirel, and Sha (2024). A Multi-case Study of Traditional, Parametric, and Generative Design Thinking of Engineering Students. Design Computing and Cognition DCC’24.

Raw Citation Records#

Koolman, Elisa, John Z. Clay, Xingang Li, Rundong Jiang, Molly H. Goldstein, Charles Xie, H. Onan Demirel, and Zhenghui Sha (2024). A Multi-case Study of Traditional, Parametric, and Generative Design Thinking of Engineering Students. Design Computing and Cognition DCC'24.