Ciência do Projeto | Science of Project
Session plan
Documentation for the PhD course ‘Science of the Project’ x
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Session 1: What is research through design?
What is a scientific contribution, establishing knowledge and peer review in design
overview of module, learning goals, assignment info. Rittel and Weber and the wicked problem. Design as a generative process.
* reading: Candy - Practice based research (2006)
* students summarise two papers: Frankel and Racine (2010), Frayling (1993)
Session 2: Introducing Ethnography in design research and participatory design
Introduction to funology, ludic design, aesthetic of friction - Gaver, Blythe, Hassenzahl
students summarise two papers:
* Keymoment, Laschke, Hassenzahl.
* Wright and McCarthy (2004)
Session 3: Using Design probes and techniques of observational research
Ethnographic evaluation, testing and coding qualitative data
students summarise two papers :
* Wallace, J. et al., 2013
* Gaver (2012)
Session 4: Evaluation processes in design research
Design ideas discussion
students summarise two papers :
* Arrigoni, G., 2016
* Hook (TBC)
Session 5: Documenting and communicating design research
Present design ideas
students summarise papers :
* Gaver & Bowers, 2012
Tutorial 1
Present project plans discuss, review and feedback
Tutorial 2
Present evailuation plans discuss, review and feedback
Tutorial 3
Feedback on projects and plans discuss, review and feedback
