SOCS 309 S001: Design Research + Methods

ECIAD
SectionS001
TermSpring 2027
StatusP
DatesJan 11, 2027 – Apr 22, 2027
LocationIn Person
Meetings
  • Tue 3:25pm–6:15pm — MAIN D3325
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.