51-917 Research FOR Designing I

6–12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This seminar examines the social research principles, methods and tools that designers use to understand the context in which they seek to make interventions. The focus of this first iteration of Research FOR Design is observationbased research, as opposed to the interviewbased research that will be the focus of the second. The seminar will explore observational techniques, visual data analysis and the field of visual studies. It also examines phenomenological research, social practice theory, actor network theory and forecasting and scenario planning.

Prerequisites: none listed

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