The following texts are the primary literature of the course.
- Akrich, M. (1992). The De-scription of Technical Objects. In W. Bijker & J. Law (Eds.), Shaping Technology/Building Society Studies in Sociotechnical Change (pp. 205–224). Cambridge MA: MIT Press.
- Blomberg, J., Burrell, M., & Guest, G. (2003). An ethnographic approach to design. In J. A. Jacko & A. Sears (Eds.), The Human-computer Interaction Handbook (pp. 964–986). L. Erlbaum Associates Inc.
- Gaver, B., Dunne, T., & Pacenti, E. (1999). Design: Cultural probes. Interactions, 6(1), 21–29.
- Holloway, I., & Wheeler, S. (2002). Qualitative research in nursing. , 1–25.
- Latour, B. (1992). Where are the missing masses? The sociology of a few mundane artifacts. Shaping Technology/Building Society: Studies in Sociotechnical Change, 1, 225–258.
- IDEO.org. (2015). The Field Guide to Human Centered Design. Ideo Org.
- Randall, D., Harper, R., & Rouncefield, M. (2007). Fieldwork for Design: Theory and Practice. Springer. Select chapters will be provided.
- Rosala, M. (2021). Using “How Might We” Questions to Ideate on the Right Problems. Nielsen Norman Group. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-might-we-questions/
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About the course
The course aims to teach students the fundamental elements of design/user research. The focus is on conducting fieldwork and qualitive analysis with an emphasis on articulating original insight and crafting design opportunities that will inspire relevant solutions for the design domain.
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The course features practical research work and analysis, workshops and methodological and theoretical lectures building on earlier encounters from the first semester. We introduce and engage with several different methods commonly encountered in professional practice. Our approach is a broadly ethnographic one, but is tailored to the particular demands that arise when ethnographic work is used to inform and inspire design work. Students will research a specific use practice and through analysis identify relevant problems and opportunities for design. We purposefully hold back from ideating and creating new concepts.
Entry requirements
At least 15 credits in the main field of Interaction Design.
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Course evaluation
The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
