TAD4541

Research methods in design (6 points)

(A&D)

Leader:

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2003 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis: The topics include simple techniques in information technology and efficient management of bibliographic resources, and extend to discussions of topics such as postmodern theory, difference studies, structuralist theory, poststructural writing, literary criticism, deconstruction, and paradoxes in the histories of otherness. Positivist paradigms of knowledge and research are critically examined for their applicability to the realm of design.

Assessment: Class paper (2000 words): 30% Class paper (4000 words): 70%

Contact Hours: 2 hours a week of lectures and seminars, plus 10 hours a week of class paper preparation, library research and independent study

Prerequisites: admission to MDes by coursework

Prohibitions: TAD4521