As there is some interest in the idea that the term "knowledge" as in "design
knowledge" might be unhelpful or redundant (and despite what I have said I am
sympathetic to Steven's idea that we might do well to consider what the
alternative is) I thought I would raise a practical side issue which is
probably more relevant to some of us than others.
Most working definitions of research, especially in the context of the PhD and
PhD regulations, home in on the idea of a "contribution to knowledge"
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Professor Chris Rust
Art and Design Research Centre
Sheffield Hallam University UK
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