Dear Liz, David, Kari-Hans, Keith and others
thank you very much for the interesting discussion on search and
research. as a phd candidate, I never get tired of the discussion of
research in general and phd design research in particular.
i hate definitions and i love definitions.
i hate definitions because they tend to set boundaries, limit our
thinking and marginalize people. e.g. race, intelligence.... science and
research.
i love definitions because at their best, they imply understanding.
i personally welcome 'a' definition of design research from 'an'
institution who claims to be engaged in design research so that i can
evaluate in what way the institution sets boundaries, limits thinking
and marginalizes people; and how people in the institution understand
what they are doing.
i think that it will be beneficial to phd candidates if these
definitions are available so that we can compare, contrast and make our
own judgement.
Best Regards
Rosan
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Rosan Chow
Sessional Instructor
University of Alberta
Department of Art and Design
3-98 Fine Arts Building
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2C9
Tel:1-780-492-7877
Fax: 1-780-492-7870
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