LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the role and impact of methodological decisions on research process and outcomes
- Identify the relationships between design practice, research-driven exploratory design and academic design research
- Select and apply design research methods suitable for a variety of design research tasks
Credits: 3
Schedule: 27.02.2023 - 17.04.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pirjo Kääriäinen, Julia Valle Noronha, Martina Caic
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Dr.
Júlia
Valle Noronha
Assistant
Professor in Fashion Design
julia.valle@aalto.fi
Dr.
Martina Čaić
Assistant
Professor in Strategic Service Design
martina.caic@aalto.fi
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
In this course, students learn to understand a range of various relationships between design practice, research-driven exploratory design and academic research. They become familiar with different orientations within design research and gain basic knowledge to independently deepen their competence. Orientations include human-centred design, practice-led design research, design management and leadership-related research, design-driven applied research on materials and production techniques, and design for sustainability. Students also get an introduction to general epistemological and methodological frameworks commonly used in design research. Following this theoretical introduction, students experientially learn using of design research methods relevant to their field of inquiry and Master’s thesis.
Design Research is one of the four compulsory courses for all Master's students at the Department of Design. There are two alternative paths to complete this course: attendance or independently.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Passing of the course requires attending and participating in contact teaching sessions and completing of course assignments.
applies in this implementation
Attendance 10%
Mind-map assignment 40%
Final Assignment 50%
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
3 ECTS is equal to an 81-hour workload. The course is organized on Monday afternoons during Period IV and the following evaluation week. Full attendance in contact teaching is mandatory. Alternatively the student can select a remote study path, and work independently to complete the given assignments.
The workload includes:
28h Contact teaching including online and in-class lectures and in-class tutorials
35h Independent study
10h Personal reflection
1h Course evaluation
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV
2023-2024 Spring IVEnrollment :
Registration for Courses in Sisu. Minumum 50, maximum 160 students.
Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts