SOCS 309: Design Research + Methods

SubjectSOCS
Course No309
Academic LevelTR
Credits3.00
Description

This course introduces students to the multiple methods of conducting design research for facilitating and enhancing people's experiences of designed images, artefacts, spaces, environments, and interfaces. Topics include: marketing, ethnography, cultural probes, scenario development and testing, persona development and testing, journaling, cognitive mapping, empathy tools, body storming, experience prototyping, participatory design research, and ethics.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Sections
SectionTermDatesPriceActions
F001Fall 2025Sep 2 – Dec 16
F002Fall 2025Sep 2 – Dec 16
F003Fall 2025Sep 2 – Dec 16
F004Fall 2025Sep 2 – Dec 16
F005Fall 2025Sep 2 – Dec 16
F001Fall 2026Sep 8 – Dec 17
F002Fall 2026Sep 8 – Dec 17
F003Fall 2026Sep 8 – Dec 17
F004Fall 2026Sep 8 – Dec 17
F005Fall 2026Sep 8 – Dec 17
S001Spring 2026Jan 12 – Apr 23
SU01Summer 2026Jun 29 – Aug 14
S001Spring 2027Jan 11 – Apr 22