Postgraduate Course: Design For Informatics (DESI11027)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | Informatics |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course offered in Semester 1, provides an introduction to design processes for Design Informatics, for students who are following the MA and MFA Design Informatics programme. The course provides students with an introduction to contemporary design methods from conception through development, and finally to realisation. Through a combination of lectures and workshops, students will explore a range of design methods that begin with techniques for ideation including identifying assessment criteria, understanding users, user mapping, design probes, physical prototyping, the role of focus groups and user observation. The course continues by looking at contemporary design processes including the ¿double diamond¿ that involves the four steps of Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver. Guest ¿designers¿ from a range of backgrounds will offer lectures and workshops on their methods and processes. Particular focus will be paid to the field of interaction design and the advent of digital media upon the design process. Supported by an individual design project, the course demands students synthesise a design practice with an understanding of method / process supported by evidence of research. In addition students will be required to record research material through a weblog (blog). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 12,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Theory: demonstrate an awareness of research practices that explore contemporary methods of design and development from conception to production.
2. Practice: demonstrate an ability to develop a design artifact following a critical path across which method and process are clearly articulated.
3. Research: study and apply appropriate methods and design processes gathered from documented research to support a personal inquiry and production. |
Assessment Information
This module will be assessed under the Edinburgh College of Art Assessment
100% coursework. Students are expected to develop personal practical perspectives upon the series of lectures and manufacture a significant piece of coursework that demonstrates these ideas. The two intensive workshops will produce two separate responses which could be group based (20% each, 40% in total), before the larger individual piece which will constitute 60% of the module.
Learning outcomes will be assessed by coursework through presentations that articulate a theoretical framework for their practical work, submission of a design artefact (actual, digital or combination), and a submission of a URL that links to a blog that evidences their research, progress and findings throughout the course of the module.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Best, K. (2006) Design Management: Managing Design Strategy, Process and Implementation. AVA Publishing, 2006.
Design Council Publications: http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/publications/
Giaccardi, E. (2012) Heritage and Social Media: Understanding heritage in a participatory culture, Routledge.
Goodwin, K. (2009) Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services. Wiley.
Moggridge, B. (2006) Designing Interactions. MIT Press.
Nielsen, J. (2010) Iterative User Interface Design. useit.com. Paper originally published in IEEE Computer, November 1993. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
Shedroff , N. (2001) Experience Design, Waite Group Press.
Snyder, C. (2003) Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces (Interactive Technologies), Morgan Kaufman.
Ylirisku, S. (2007) Designing with Video: Focusing the user-centred design process. Springer.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lectures, workshops, and tutorials sessions.
Supervised learning through lectures, seminars and tutorials (50 hours), directed learning (150 hours) the remaining time is spent in independent learning |
| Keywords | Design, Informatics, Design Methods, Design Processes |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Chris Speed
Tel: (0131 6)51 5747
Email: c.speed@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Binks
Tel: (0131 6)51 5740
Email: Emma.Binks@ed.ac.uk |
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