INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY SEMINAR 5th semester
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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.
Homework:
Analysis of two research methods
For this assignment you are asked to identify two research methods that you think will be relevant to you. Write a short essay describing what these methods are generally used for, their intended purpose and the various stages or processes they entail. You may want to identify the range of methods you initially considered and briefly discuss why you selected the two particular methods you are analyzing for the assignment. Where relevant compare these two methods in terms of their purposes and approach. Please identify why and how you think these methods could be useful in the future of following your BA thesis.
This assignment is to be presented as a short essay (max 2pages, approx. 800-1000 words statement). It may include diagrams and examples. Make sure you include a reference list of all texts you refer to at the end of the essay. Please use APA or other citation system.
The assignment will be assessed in terms of the quality of the information gathered and presented; the level of understanding of methodological application demonstrated in the essay, the relevance of approach to your project and the standard and clarity of communication. Please get someone to proof read your assignment if you are not confident with writing.
The focus of this assignment is on specific methods but you can discuss these methods in relation to their broader methodological frameworks if you think this is relevant. Please be mindful that there is a wide range of approaches available to you and that you might consider more formal research methods (like interviews or surveys) and/or design led methods like material probes, prototyping etc, - participatory methods, ideation methods, or more informal approaches. Please send your assignment by 19.11.2018 via email to verena.ziegler@zhdk.ch.
Session 09 – 19.11.2018 – Workshop II: From reality to fiction …(Verena Ziegler)
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Gaver, W., Dunne A, Pacenti E.: The Presence Project (RCA, Journal Interactions, Volume 6, Issue 1, Jan./Feb. 1999)
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Jarvis, N., Cameron, D., Boucher, A.: Attention To Detail: Annotations of a design process. pp. 11-20. (2012) [Article]
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Gaver, W.: Making spaces: How design workbooks work, Conference: Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (May 7-12, 2011)
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Eco, U., Farina, C., Farina, G., & Erspamer, F. (2015). NOTES. In How to Write a Thesis (pp. 225-230). MIT Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt17kk9g5.14
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Koskinen, I., Zimmerman, J., Binder, T., Redström, J., & Wensveen, S. (2011). Design research through practice: From lab, field, and showroom. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann.
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Workshop I-IIII 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.
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Presentation of assignments and in the class + reflections and learnings on the seminar.
Possible assignment I
- Analysis of two research methods
For this assignment you are asked to identify two research methods that you think will be relevant to you. Write a short essay describing what these methods are generally used for, their intended purpose and the various stages or processes they entail. You may want to identify the range of methods you initially considered and briefly discuss why you selected the two particular methods you are analyzing for the assignment. Where relevant compare these two methods in terms of their purposes and approach. Please identify why and how you think these methods could be useful in the future of following your BA thesis.
This assignment is to be presented as a short essay. It may include diagrams and examples. Make sure you include a reference list of all texts you refer to at the end of the essay. Please use APA or other citation system.
This assignment is worth 30% of the final overall grade for this module.
The assignment will be assessed in terms of the quality of the information gathered and presented; the level of understanding of methodological application demonstrated in the essay, the relevance of approach to your project and the standard and clarity of communication. Please get someone to proof read your assignment if you are not confident with writing.
The focus of this assignment is on specific methods but you can discuss these methods in relation to their broader methodological frameworks if you think this is relevant. Please be mindful that there is a wide range of approaches available to you and that you might consider more formal research methods (like interviews or surveys) and/or design led methods like material probes, prototyping etc, - participatory methods, ideation methods, or more informal approaches.
- essay (apart from 500 words statement)? or other? (kit, narration...)
- exercises throughout?
Possible assignment II
Essay, a short literary composition on a single subject
The subject of the essay – one proposed project and its methodology
1. Introduce you project
● What is your project?
● What question/problem/issue/ does it address?
● What are the aims of the project?
● Why is this project important / relevant/useful? (rationale)
● For whom is this project important / relevant/ useful? (rationale)
2. Literature review
● What are the critical issues/ contexts pertinent to your project?
● Identify key texts/ examples/arguments to support your project and research approach
● What other research has been done in the area?
3. Methodology
● Discuss why you are taking this approach
● Describe the various stages of your project (step by step) and then the associated research processes– this can be a diagram or table – to give an overview of the research design for this project
● Discuss the different methods being used and why you are using them
● Identify any issues/ difficulties that may effect the project and strategies to address them
● Identify what you hope to achieve through each stage of the project
4. Conclusion
● What you hope to achieve through this work?
● What will the final outcome and forms of this project?
● How will the research be presented?
Example of essay writing see:
Aurélie Mossé: “Energy-harvesting & Self-Actuated Textiles for the home: Designing with New Materials & Technologies”. http://bit.ly/1MCHRyV
Possible Assignment IIIAssignment:
For your field of interest:
Related Work map - where do you position yourself?
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