SOCS 309 S001: Design Research + Methods

ECIAD
SectionS001
TermSpring 2026
StatusA
DatesJan 12, 2026 – Apr 23, 2026
LocationIn Person
Meetings
  • Tue 3:25pm–6:15pm — MAIN D3325
InstructorJean Chisholm
Description (ECIAD)

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.