MDS5031 - Research methods in design - 2019

0 points, SCA Band 1, 0.000 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

Admission in Master of Design (by research)

Prohibitions

ADM5001

Synopsis

Research Methods for Design introduces the candidates to methodology in the critical context of contemporary design practice. The unit is undertaken at the initial stages of the research degree and encourages candidates to conceptualise their research project across theory and practice within a field of inquiry.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have developed a critical awareness to research in their discipline;
  2. Have developed an understanding of methodologies in contemporary design research;
  3. Have developed a critical approach to the identification and analysis of bibliographic sources;
  4. Have developed an understanding of research ethics and research integrity;
  5. Appreciate the difference between professional practice in their discipline and research in their discipline;
  6. Have prepared for MDes(Res) confirmation.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

10 hours per week including 2 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

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