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INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY SEMINAR 5th semester

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Class sessions include a lecture/discussion each Monday from  in 4.K14.
 

OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES 

This course "Sweet Dreams are Made of This" proposes to dive into notions of contribution, ownership and the framing of a research question, ahead of the thesis semester.
. This course is based on the principle that a new contribution to knowledge has to be read about, dreamed about visionary, used and related to through hands on testing and prototyping in various stages throughout your project, explored orally and visually, and discussed by peers and tutors. Those notions are addressed through a diverse set of materials showcasing social engagement, activism, aesthetic movements, etcfictional dream-like scenarios and practical workshop formats. 

COURSE OUTLINE 

12 sessions 
 

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Your position and what you intend to research will influence the selection of the research framework or paradigm. In this block, we will discuss the relationship between paradigm – methodoloy – method in research, because methodological decisions are influenced by the theoretical lenses employed by the researcher. In the introductory first phase, an overview of the heterogeneous field of design research and different “knowledge landscapes” within the field will be given. You should be enabled to have confidence and position your own research framework, but also to develop a greater relational understanding of different methodological approaches.>>> needs to be much more concrete. what is taught? what is the material used? how is the workshop conducted?

Niedderer, K., Roworth-Stokes, S. 2007. The Role and Use of Creative Practice in Research and its Contribution to Knowledge. IASDR International Conference 2007. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Polytechnic University. http://www.niedderer.org/knowledge.html

Mackenzie, N.,Knipe, S. 2006. Research Dilemmas: Paradigms, methods and methodology. Issues in Education Research, 16 (2), 193 – 205. http://www/iier.org.au/iier

12.11.18: Workshop I – from research topic to research angle to research question (led by Verena Ziegler)

First of all, we will define a topic together in the class. In this workshop we will form groups and use a concept map to make a list of key terms associated with your research topic, these can be key concepts, contextual and process-oriented terms. From there we will move on from research topic to developing a research angle. In an iterative process, we will use insights from personal experience
, of related work, background research
, observations
, contemporary issues
, engagement with the literature, dialogue, … to clarify the focus of your research. From developing a research angle, we will move on to develop several research questions in an iterative process of question formation and will discuss the importance and role of prototyping - so to speak learning by doing - as an iterative process at all stages of your research. Your question (s) will change and be refined as you project develops, which is all part of the process, but will help you to clarify your research direction.

Poggenpohl, S.H. Constructing knowledge of design, part 2: Questions – an approach to design research. Proceedings of the Conference Doctoral Education in Design: Foundations for the Future. Staffordshire University Press. Stoke-on-Trent. 2000. pp143 – 151.

19.11.18: Workshop II – from reality to fiction …(led by Verena Ziegler)

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Adaption: Does your research direction and questions have references to other topics, what can be emulated, or does it point to other alternatives? What could be modified? What could be reconfigured?

Fiction: Make Dream it bigger : How and create an ongoing dialog between what is and what might be. How could things be expanded? Which aspects could be extended? How could you add something? Should you recapitulate anything? Make it smaller: What could you leave out? Which aspects could be reduced? 
>>> here it's not clear what is meant by "fiction". it needs to be made more specific. 

Zimmermann J., Forlizzi J.,Research Through Design in HCI, J.S. Olson and W.A. Kellogg (eds.), Ways of Knowing in HCI, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0378-8_8, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014, http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/INF5591/h15/Literature/resdeszimmer.pdf

26.11.18: Workshop III – … to transformation (led by Verena Ziegler)

Transformation: How could you change cause and effect? Could you reverse anything? Could you combine some ideas? Could you mix them up with other contents? Is it possible to combine or split up different components of the service or product you want to create? 


Workshop I-III Group-Presentations of various approaches in the class

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03.12.18: Final Arguments (led by Verena Ziegler)

A form of knowledge transformation

Blueprint

GitHub
(Role)Presentation of assignments and reflections on the seminar.

Possible assignment I

• Analysis of two research methods

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