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Doctoral Education in Design: Foundations for the Future
An international conference
La Clusaz, France
8 - 12 July, 2000
Organized by
Norwegian School of Management Nordic Innovation Project
Design Research Society
ICS - Interactive Coaching Services
Co-sponsored by
The Norwegian School of Management Center for Knowledge
Management
Staffordshire University, Advanced Research Institute
CONFERENCE
The past five years have seen a dramatic growth in all areas of
design research. New professional demands, emerging research
streams, and the new educational challenges of the knowledge
economy are reshaping the context of design. As universities
around the world develop models of doctoral education in design,
the challenges involved mirror these larger forces.
This conference will focus on four central themes: 1)
philosophies and theories of design, 2) foundations and methods
of design research, 3) form and structure for the doctorate in
design, 4) the relationship between practice and research in
design.
A distinguished international group will meet at Doctoral
Education in Design to consider these issues. Participants will
present findings, debate ideas, and propose benchmarks for the
future development of the PhD in design. Participants will
interact and confer in each session and in breakout workshops.
This conference will encourage significant working relationships
among participants, leading to research alliances and
partnership agreements among schools.
A careful refereeing process will select papers. The number of
participants will be limited to ensure a high quality
international audience positioned to make decisions on the
future of doctoral education in design within their
universities. We also believe that such an audience will be able
to generate a broad dialogue useful to the wider field. Selected
papers will be published in a conference book.
Conference sessions:
Session 1. Philosophies and theories of design. The character
and epistemology of a field define its parameters. Exploring
these issues will be a central issue of the next decade for
doctoral education in design and for design research. We must
articulate a philosophy of design that considers the general
principles under which the phenomena of design are comprehended,
explained, and structured. Session 1 will address the central
challenges in the philosophy of science and theory development
for the field of design.
Session 2. Foundations and methods of design research. There is
no single set of research methods for design research. A rich
diversity of methods has been developed for the field of design
and adapted from other fields with new methods under
development. We have begun to examine the foundations of these
methods for suitability and rigor. The simultaneous location of
design research within natural science, social science,
technology and the humanities poses unique challenges to the
issue of method. Session 2 will examine these issues and
highlight areas of strength and weakness in current method and
directions for fruitful application..
Session 3. Form and structure for the doctorate in design. A
doctorate in design may be awarded in several subject
disciplines and involve a range of doctoral traditions. Despite
differences, there seems to be a common form to the PhD project
based on a written thesis with an oral defense. While many
issues in design research and doctoral traditions vary from
field to field, there is strong consensus on issues of form and
structure. Session 3 will attempt to develop an international
consensus statement on appropriate forms of PhD study that will
be useful at the local level while helping to develop the field
across national boundaries. The session will also attempt to
establish international guidelines helpful to directors of
doctoral programmes and doctoral supervisors. Finally, the
session will consider issues of program and department structure
appropriate to the integrative and interdisciplinary nature of
doctoral programs in design.
Session 4. The relationship between practice and research in
design. Design integrates several fields with different research
traditions and competing methodological claims. The relationship
between theory and practice poses a challenging problem for
doctoral education in design. Design disciplines such as
engineering or computer systems have well established doctoral
traditions. Others, such as industrial design or information
design, have hardly begun. The relationship between practice and
theory is a challenge in established fields and new areas. This
gives rise to debate on what is called "practice-based
research." Session 4 will address the general issue of the
relationship between practice and theory and the specific issue
of "practice-based research."
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
The call for papers is now finished, and papers are being
refereeed. We have had an exceptional response both in quantity
and quality.
Enquiries about the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME to:
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DEADLINES:
For authors:
The Call for Papers is now closed
Authors will be notified: 18 March 2000
Final papers due: 26 May 2000 (please note the change of date)
Further details of the programme will be available on the
conference website:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/phd-design/files/france.htm
REGISTRATION
Registration is now open. For full information about
REGISTERING please send an email to:
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* Conference registration: 250 pounds UK
* Early booking special deal - Conference registration before 9
June 2000: 225 pounds UK
* Special DRS member rate - Conference registration (DRS members
only) before 9 June 2000: 200 pounds UK
Conference fee includes:
- conference pack containing the programme and proceedings
- all refreshments
- record of sessions
- post conference book published by Elsevier, due December 2000
Also, free special workshops - after the formal conference,
there will be a number of specialist workshops dealing with
subjects such as:
- doctoral supervision
- research methods
- activity theory
- 4D design for behaviour and process
Further details of registration will be made available on the
conference website:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/phd-design/files/france.htm
PUBLICATIONS
All conference participants will receive three publications:
- The proceedings will be published in book form by
Staffordshire University Press, and will be delivered to
delegates on arrival.
- The record of sessions will transcribe conference dialogue,
response to papers and open sessions. The Norwegian School of
Management Nordic Innovation Project will publish the record of
sessions, and will be delivered to all participants on
departure.
- Following the conference, selected authors will be invited to
revise papers into chapters for a book aimed at an international
audience of academic readers and research scholars. The book
will be mailed to all participants in December 2000. Elsevier
will publish the book.
All three publications are included in the conference fee.
Together these publications are worth over 90 pounds UK.
ACCOMMODATION
Delegates will book their own accommodation with our four-star
conference hotel. We have negotiated special rates for
conference participants. Details will be provided at the time
of registration. The costs of accommodation are:
- 660 French francs per day for 1 person, including gourmet
meals and all wine at the meals.
- a second person sharing a room pays only 330 francs per day.
La Clusaz is a beautiful resort village in the French Alps with
choice location and close proximity to Geneva Airport. For
delegates arriving on the Saturday there will be a guide located
at the airport to help with ground transportation to La Clusaz.
PROGRAMME
Conference begins: 1700 hours on Saturday 8 July 2000 (informal
reception, introductions and welcome dinner)
Conference ends: 1700 hours on Wednesday 12 July 2000
Workshops: 13 and 14 July 2000
Full details of the conference programme and workshops will be
made available on the conference website:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/phd-design/files/france.htm
SCHOLARSHIPS
Six scholarships covering the full conference fee are available
to doctoral candidates willing to help with conference
management. To claim a place, email [log in to unmask]
The working language of the conference is English.
Co-chairs:
David Durling, Staffordshire University, UK
Ken Friedman, Norwegian School of Management, Norway
International Conference Committee:
Bruce Archer, Royal College of Art (Professor Emeritus), UK
Richard Buchanan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Nigel Cross, Open University, UK
Clive Dilnot, Hong Kong Technical University, China
John Heskett, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Ming-Chyuan Ho, National Yunlin University of Science and
Technology, Taiwan
Lorraine Justice, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Klaus Krippendorff, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Kun-Pyo Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,
Korea
Johan Olaisen, Norwegian School of Management, Norway
Sharon Poggenpohl, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Keith Russell, University of Newcastle, Australia
Chris Rust, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Anders Skoe, ICS - Interactive Coaching Services, Switzerland
Kazuo Sugiyama, Chiba University, Japan
Cal Swann, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Khaldoun Zreik, University of Caen, France
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