SOCS 309 SU01: Design Research + Methods

ECIAD
SectionSU01
TermSummer 2026
StatusP
DatesJun 29, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026
LocationIn Person
Meetings
  • Wed Fri 1:00pm–3:50pm — 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.