Postgraduate Course: Design For Informatics (DESI11027)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course offered in Semester 1, s aimed at students enrolled in Design Informatics (MA/MFA) programme, but students from Design Informatics (MSc) are encouraged to participate as well. The course provides students with an introduction to contemporary design methods involving data collection, analysis and synthesis in a social context. It involves students working in teams to construct and develop design proposals using methods of data collection involving existing datasets, data collected by machines, and data collected from people through social engagement in partnership with Edinburgh Living Lab.
The course is predicated on Simon's (1969) definition of design as ¿...courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones ...¿ Through a combination of lectures and workshops, students will explore a range of design methods including ethnographic observation and participatory methods, identifying and understanding personas, roles and relationships of various project stakeholders,i user mapping, physical prototyping, design probes and the use of appropriate design assessment criteria. The course continues by looking at contemporary design processes including the ¿double diamond¿ , a design process method involving four steps: Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver. External speakers, from a range of backgrounds and disciplines will offer lectures and seminars on their methods, processes and challenges in working with data in context. Particular focus will be paid to the field of interaction design and the advent of digital media upon the design process. The course demands students synthesise a team based design project with an understanding of an iterative method / process, supported by evidence of research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Theory: demonstrate a critical awareness of theory which informs design practice through an exploration of contemporary methods of design and development involving various forms of data, from initial concepts and ideas through to a formal design proposal.
- Practice: demonstrate an ability to develop a client directed design proposal, developed through appropriate design interventions, using appropriate forms of data, translated into relevant and insightful, visually oriented information, following an iterative process across which method and process are clearly articulated
- Research: study and apply appropriate methods and design processes gathered from documented research to support a personal inquiry and production through a collaborative team directed project in a living lab environment.
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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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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Design,Informatics,Design Methods,Design Processes |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Arno Verhoeven
Tel: (0131 6)51 5808
Email: a.verhoeven@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Mathieu Donner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5958
Email: Mathieu.Donner@ed.ac.uk |
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