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IXDSN-2400-1: Core IxD: Design Research

Spring 2022

Subject: Interaction Design
Type: Studio
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Undergraduate

Campus: San Francisco
Course Dates: January 18, 2022 — May 08, 2022
Meetings:
Fri 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 B
Tue 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 B
Instructor: Kacey Ballard

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 11/15

Description:

This studio course introduces students to the theory and practice of various types of design research including human-centered qualitative and ethnographic methods as well as formal and analytical techniques geared toward pragmatic design applications. Students will design imaginative tools to expand their understanding of individuals, groups of people and/or situated context. Representational methods such as mental models, scenario-building and analysis help students identify and articulate patterns in qualitative data to inform design. Students will design and build imaginative tools for use in ethnographic research in order to expand understanding of a group of people and/or situated context. Concept mock-ups and prototypes will be created based on insights developed in the course. This course is taught in concert with its co-requisite Time Studio 1, and projects will be shared across courses.

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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