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INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY SEMINAR 5th semester

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Session 01 – 24.09.18: 2018 – What is the Action? (led by Joëlle Bitton)  

This session is structured in two parts.

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Assignment for the following week: print out a poster of a campaign that contributed to inspire, to bring awareness and to awake individuals and collectivity towards action. Put it on wall and plan to present the core of the contribution for two minutes. Look particularly into student activism throughout history, in various countries.

Session 02 – 01.10.18: 2018 – Between the lines lines (led by Joëlle Bitton)  

Through a look at the prefix "inter" that poses the condition for "interaction", we address current notions of intersectionality and queer.
We first travel through a series of cultural and political protests in order to frame a discussion on the possible roles and failings of the design discipline in light of social engagement.

Materials presented on Anti-Apartheid activism in South Africa, Aaron Swartz, drag culture, representation in pop culture.

Session 03 – 08.10.18: (led by 2018 – Title (Björn Franke)

18Session 04 – 15.10.18: (led by 2018 – Title (Björn Franke)

23Session 05 – 22.10.18: (led by 2018 – Title (Björn Franke)

Session 06 – 29.10.18: (led by 2018 – Title (Björn Franke)

Session 07 – 05.11.18:2018 – Introduction to paradigm, methodology and methods (led by Verena Ziegler)

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.

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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

Session 08 – 12.11.18:2018 – Workshop I – from : 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. (2000) 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.

Session 09 – 19.11.18:2018 – Workshop II – from : From reality to fiction …(led by Verena Ziegler)

The second part of the workshop takes your research topic from reality to fiction. When we have gone through this process, you will have gained a big collection of ideas and examples. Analyse and redevelop them until satisfied with the result and compare it to your initial research questions. The findings should be set out in writing and will then inform next stages of the research process. 


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Zimmermann J., Forlizzi J., (2014) 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

Koskinen, I., Zimmerman, J., Binder, T., Redstrom, J., & Wensveen, S. (2011). Design Research through Practice: From the Lab, Field, and Showroom. Boston: Morgan Kaufmann.

Session 10 – 26.11.18:2018 – 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 - prototype and iterate them with different methods? 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

Jonas, W., Zerwas, S., von Anshelm, K., (2015) Transformation Design - Perspectives on a New Design Attitude, Birkhäuser, 978-3-0356-0636-2 November 2015

Session 11 - 03.12.18: 2018 – Final Arguments (led by Verena Ziegler)

Presentation of assignments and in the class + reflections and learnings on the seminar.

Session 12 - 10.12.2018 – Title (Verena Ziegler)

Possible assignment I

• Analysis of two research methods

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