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  • Group 02 - VCD

    In this page you will find the information for the VCD group.

    • Teacher in charge is Masood Masoodian:  masood.masoodian@aalto.fi

    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      VCD Discussion Forum

    • Schedule


      • 08 Jan: VCD Major - Course outline (Väre, M202)
      • 15 Jan: Joint session
      • 22 Jan: Joint session
      • 29 Jan: Joint session
      • 05 Feb: Joint session
      • 12 Feb: VCD Major - Thesis review presentations (https://aalto.zoom.us/j/62606004075)
      • 26 Feb: VCD Major - Qualitative research (Väre, Q101)
      • 04 Mar: VCD Major - Quantitative research (Väre, Q101)
      • 11 Mar: VCD Major - Applied research (Väre, Q101)
      • 18 Mar: VCD Major - Visual research (Väre, Q101)
      • 25 Mar: VCD Major - Research Ethics, and Research plan discussion (Väre, Q101)
      • 08 Apr: VCD Major - Thesis topic discussion (Väre, Q101)

    • Lecture notes and handouts


    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      08 January: Course outline Fil PDF
    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      26 February: Qualitative research Fil PDF
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      26 February: Assignment outline Fil PDF
    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      04 March: Quantitative research Fil PDF
    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      11 March: Applied research Fil PDF
    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      18 March: Visual research Fil PDF
    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      25 March: Research ethics Fil PDF

    • Assignment


    • Tillgänglig om: Du tillhör gruppen Visual Communication Design (SISU)
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      Research Plan Submission Inlämningsuppgift

      You are expected to develop a research plan, which includes the following parts:

      • A research topic (which may or may not be your final MA thesis topic)
      • A brief literature review based on 2-3 published research articles
      • A research statement
      • One or two main research questions (which may be divided into a number of sub-questions)
      • A research approach (which proposes suitable research methodology and methods)

      Please use the template document file provided in Microsoft Word format for your research plan submission. Your research plan should be 2 pages. The final submission should be in PDF format.

      Submissions will open at 09:00 on 26 February, and close at 09:00 on 08 April 2024.

    • Thesis review groups


      Group 1
      • Zhiying Deng
      • Helmi Leppänen
      • Anna Mäkinen
      • Jacob Söderström
      Thesis by Lisa Staudinger (2018): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201806294018


      Group 2
      • Maria Klata
      • Veera Kortelainen
      • Alyssa Meier
      • Oona Raadelma
      Thesis by Ida-Maria Wikström (2019): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201902031577


      Group 3
      • Aino Laukka
      • Iréne Lindberg
      • Touko Miikkulainen
      • Jenny Reponen
      Thesis by Brittaney Drake (2020): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-2020062138469


      Group 4
      • Zina Marpegan
      • Olga Poropudas
      • Ewa Sowińska
      • Iiris Uusitalo
      Thesis by Tiia Reijonen (2021): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202108028040


      Group 5
      • Merle Karp
      • Diana Lisitsa
      • Pinja Oja
      • Nanako Ueda
      Thesis by Teodor Georgiev (2022): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202206163831


      Group 6
      • Nikita Gavrilenko
      • Aarni Kapanen
      • Linnea Sjöholm
      • Júlia Vila Comas
      Thesis by Miila Westin (2020): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-2020121356237


      Group 7
      • Ella Eskola
      • Malin Gustafsson
      • Olli Korpela
      • Ida Kukkapuro
      Thesis by Adina Renner (2020): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202006213847


      Group 8
      • Kristin Gschwender
      • Veera Kesänen
      • Inka Salminen
      Thesis by Janne Gammelin (2022): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202204212866

    • Group thesis review and presentation

      Once you have read the thesis assigned to your group individually on your own, then share and discuss your reviews together, and prepare a group presentation for 12 February. Your group presentation should be around 15 minutes, and present the thesis (1) background and context, (2) research statement, (3) research questions, (4) research methodology, (5) brief literature review, (6) research and artistic part, and (7) findings, conclusions and learnings.

    • Useful material

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      Master´s Thesis Guide URL
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      Design: Cultural probes, Bill Gaver, Tony Dunne, and Elena Pacenti (copy) URL
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      Designing cultural probes for children, Peta Wyeth and Carla Diercke URL
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      Practice-Based Research in the Creative Arts, by Linda Candy and Ernest Edmonds URL
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      Action Research and the Practice of Design, by Cal Swann URL
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      An introduction to visual culture, by Nicholas Mirzoeff URL
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      Six Domains of Research Ethics, by Kenneth D. Pimple URL
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