ARTX-C1019 - Introduction to Research in Design and Media, Lecture, 5.9.2022-5.12.2022

Översikt

• IRDM Home
  Welcome to Introduction to Research in Design and Media. As the course name is too long, let's just refer it as "IRDM" from now on. See the following key info about the course.

  Engagement / Participation / Communication  

  MyCourses page plays the central role for communication throughout the course. In this MyCourses page, you can: 
  

  1. find useful resources about the course and materials from classes (slides, links, etc.); and
     
  2. submit your assignments. 
     

  The course is primarily running on-site. However, with permission, you can join remotely. Contact Namkyu to get the Zoom link. You are not allowed to share the link with your peers (without permission).

  Remote participation is allowed if you have:
  

  1. general illness (send Namkyu a copy of the formal letter);
     
  2. COVID-19 suspicion (get yourself antigen/home test and send a photo of the result asap to Namkyu); or
     
  3. other important conflicting schedules (send Namkyu an email to discuss your situation well in advance).

  Self-attendance check: For each session, mark yourself attended.

  Course Presemo (used throughout the course to give general feedback anonymously and exchange comments in presentation setups): http://presemo.aalto.fi/irdm/

  Responsible teachers' email addresses: namkyu.chun(a)aalto.fi, lily.diaz(a)aalto.fi

  Group work: In this course, you work for your own thesis and you are graded individually. However, you are working in a group to give peer support throughout your thesis process. Groups are formed based on relevant domains for your research and thesis topic. You may change your group after midterm (if justifiable).

  Options for 4 or 5 ECTS: By default, you get 4 ECTS from this course. For those who want to get 5 ECTS out of this course, please contact Namkyu by 7 September (Wed). The workload will be adjusted (same assignments but more reading and writing).
  
  

  Course Schedule

  
  

  Download the schedule as an image file: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/pluginfile.php/1774350/course/section/206526/IRDM%20course%20schedule.png?time=1660544359063
  

  The schedule is subjected to have minor changes. If any changes occur, responsible teachers will notify beforehand. 

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    Optional Tutorial Session Scheduler Tidsbokning

• Resources
  In this section, you can find relevant resources for the course. 

  SLIDES

  - 5 Sep: Download

  - 12 Sep: Download

  - 19 Sep: Download

  - 26 Sep: Download

  - 3 Oct: Download

  - 24 Oct 2022 Session on artefact analysis method: Aalto Archives presentation slides; Introduction to artefact analysis slides; Some examples.

  - 14 Nov: Download

  - 21 Nov: Download

  - 28 Nov: Download / Network Mapping Exercise (Template or Miro)

  
  

  KNOW YOUR GAME

  1. BA Design (EN) Learning Objectives [INTO page: "Curriculum 2022-2024"]
     
  2. Aalto ARTS BA Thesis Guide [INTO page: "Completing your bachelor's thesis"]
  3. BA Design (EN) Thesis Grading Matrix​ [Download]
     
  4. Five MA study options:

         - Collaborative and Industrial Design (CoID), Dept. of Design, Severi Uusitalo [INTO page] 

  
         - Creative Sustainability (CS), Dept. of Design, Mikko Jalas​ [INTO page] 

  
         - International Design Business Management (IDBM), Dept. of Design, Peter McGrory [INTO page]​ 

  
         - New Media (New Media), Dept. of Art and Media, Matti Niinimäki [INTO page] 

  
         - Visual Communication Design (VCD), Dept. of Art and Media, Arja Karhumaa​ [INTO page] 

       5. BA Thesis Plan Template [Download]

       6. BA Thesis Template [Download]
  
  
  

  
  

  CORE READINGS

  • Antti Salovaara's blog Writing about Design and his post on How to define a research question or a design problem [Link]
  • Readings for MA study options:
    - CoID: Sanders and Stappers. 2008. "Co-creation and the New Landscape of Design." CoDesign. [Download]
    - CS: Ceschin and Gaziulusoy. 2016. "Evolution of Design for Sustainability: From Product Design to Design for System Innovations and Transitions." Design Studies. [Download]
    - IDBM: Borja de Mozota and Wolff. 2019. "Forty Years of Research in Design Management: A Review of Literature and Directions for the Future." Strategic Design research Journal. [Download]
    - New Media: Hayles. 1999. "Simulating Narratives: What Virtual Creatures Can Teach Us." Critical Inquiry. [Download]
    - VCD: Börner, Maltese, Ballet and Heimlich. 2016. : Investigating Aspects of Data Visualization Literacy using 20 Information Visualizations and 273 Science Museum Visitors." Information Visualization. [Download]

  
  

  RESEARCH CHANNELS

  • Mutual: Aaltodoc (important archive for all publications from Aalto University, including theses)

  • CoID
    - CoDesign
    - Interaction Design
    - International Journal of Design
    - Design Studies
    

  • CS
    - Journal of Cleaner Production

    - Ecological Economics
    - Urban Studies
    - Design Issues
    - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

  • IDBM
    

    - Journal of Service Research
    - Journal of Service Management
    - Journal of Services Marketing
    - Journal of Business Research
    - Journal of Consumer Psychology
    - International Journal of Consumer Studies
    - International Journal of Design
    - Design Studies
    - Nordes conference archive

  • New Media
    - ACM Digital Library
    - Leonardo

  • VCD
    - Journal of Visible Language
    - Information Design Journal
    - Research Catalogue
    
    
  • Antti Salovaara's relevant blog post:
    - How to get access to articles that are not Open Access [Link]
    - How the most useful background literature can be found? [Link]

  
  

  RESEARCH ETHICS

  • Aalto University's Research Ethics and Research Integrity [Link]
    
  • Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK [Link]
  • Turnitin Originality Check [Link]

  
  

  AALTO UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

  The University Archives are responsible for the long-term preservation, digitisation and information services of documents and audio-visual collections related to learning, research and artistic activities of the University. The archives' document, image and object collections provide a unique opportunity for an insight into the history and activities of the university and the development of disciplines over a very long time period starting from late 19th century onwards, from 1848 to present day. The collections in technology and art and design provide significant research material in the development of learning, research and artistic activities in Finland. 

   More information about Aalto Archives collaboration in the course.

  
  

  
  

  RESEARCH METHODS

  Data collection

  • Baumbusch, J. (2010), Semi-Structured Interviewing in Practice-Close Research. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 15(3): 255-258. 
  • DiCicco-Bloom, B. and Crabtree, B.F. (2006), The qualitative research interview. Medical Education, 40: 314-321.
  • McGrath, C., Palmgren, P. J., & Liljedahl, M. (2019). Twelve tips for conducting qualitative research interviews. Medical teacher, 41(9), 1002-1006.
  • Crilly, N., Blackwell, A. F., & Clarkson, P. J. (2006). Graphic elicitation: using research diagrams as interview stimuli. Qualitative research, 6(3), 341-366.

  
  

  Data Analysis

  • Vaismoradi, M., Turunen, H., & Bondas, T. (2013). Content analysis and thematic analysis: Implications for conducting a qualitative descriptive study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 15(3), 398-405.
  • Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77-101. 
    
  • Graneheim, U. H., & Lundman, B. (2004). Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. Nurse education today, 24(2), 105-112.
    
  • Sandelowski, M. (2000). Whatever happened to qualitative description?. Research in nursing & health, 23(4), 334-340.
  • Erlingsson, C. & Brysiewicz, C. (2017). A hands-on guide to doing content analysis. African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 7(3), 93-99.

  
  

  MISC.

  • DesignTalks Series: The Relevance of Design for Research [Link]
  • Muratovski. 2015. Research for Designers: A Guide to Methods and Practice. SAGE Publishers [Link]
  • Koskinen et al. 2011. Design Research: Through Practice from the Lab, Field and Showroom. O'Reilly [Link]
  • Example of Informed Consent Form [Download]

• Assignments
  FYI, how to write different types of essay: DOWNLOAD

• Grading
  You have following 12 assignments (see the Assignments section for a corresponding instruction of each assignment):

  1. Summary of learnings from the readings and podcasts/Into pages
  2. Preliminary research topic(s), reflection essay on Antti's blog post, and research question iterations
     
  3. Reflection essay on one of key articles provided by teachers, and a list of 5 extra articles from relevant research channel(s)
     
  4. Annotated bibliography of 5 extra publications- read them with notes (why you chose them, how they are related to the thesis topic, how they are helping you to answer your research question)
     
  5. Review of research ethics, Turnitin report
     
  6. Midterm: Thesis topic proposal
     
  7. Thesis topic proposal revision
     
  8. Artifact analysis Step 1: Writing the description of your artefact
     
  9. Artifact analysis Step 2: Pulling affordances / constrains
     
  10. Interview report of 3 participants
      
  11. Data analysis report
      
  12. Final: Preliminary thesis plan, Turnitin report

  
  

  General instructions for the assignments:

  Assignment 1-11: Graded with 'passed with distinction' / 'passed' / 'failed' / 'new revision needed'

  • These assignments are to support you individually to prepare for your thesis process. You will start doing most of these assignments in-class; then, you have to work in your group and finalize to submit via MyCourses by their submission due. 
  • You need to get 'passed' or 'passed with distinction' from all of them. 
  • If you don't submit on time, you get 'failed' (you may email us to explain possible delays if needed). 
  • If you submit the assignment on time but it's too rough or incomplete, you get 'new revision needed' (you need to resubmit it asap to get 'passed' or 'passed with distinction'). 
  • If you do outstanding work (e.g. deeper reflection, extra tasks beyond the instruction, etc.), you get 'passed with distinction'. 
  • A number of 'pass with distinction' can influence your course grading later. 

  Assignment 12 (Final): Full scale score (0-5)
  

  • A score of a student for this assignment is proposed by responsible teachers based on the evaluation matrix (download). You have to get approval of your preliminary research plan through Turnitin Originality Check.
  • If you fail Assignment 12, you can't participate BA Thesis Seminar in Period III. Based on the feedback, you can resubmit the revised version by 2 Jan 2023 to pass. 
    

  
  

  Your attendance matters: ​
  

  • 80% of your attendance for contact teaching sessions is required to pass the course.​
  • Your participations are compulsory for the first session (5 Sep.), midterm (17 Oct.) and final (5 Dec.).