Dear Jose,
Thanks for your response. One of the issues that is clear in your note is that there is a confusion among two different aspect of training in design research.
One area is "research in design methods." This entails research on methods used to design, for whatever reason we may wish to answer question about the practice of design.
The other area is "research methods." This involves the wide array of different approaches to research methods and methodology. A method is how to do something. Methodology is the comparative study of methods.
Studying and teaching design methods -- HOW to design -- is yet a third range of issues.
Yours,
Ken
Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS
Professor
Dean
Swinburne Design
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, Australia
Phone Dean's Office +61 3 9214 6078
Phone Faculty Switchboard +61 3 9214 6755
URL: www.swinburne.edu.au/design
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Dear Owain and ken,
Thanks for taking the time to explain this important, but (sadly) unknown to many, issue.
I think issues of this kind, and related, should be included in any 'research in design methods course' of any university and should be introduced/explained at the very beginning of any type of PhD degree in design. Thus, design research students AND (very important) some design research supervisors would be aware of the types of feasible research that can be carried out in order to be able to frame, in the most efficient manner, a decent research plan aimed to answer research question/s.
Let's hope that e-mails like this helps to change some past/current 'uncomfortable' student's situations mentioned by Ken,
Best regards,
Jose
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