Dear Johann,
You are raising some excellent points, but I am a little bit puzzled bit this paragraph:
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PhD work should not be viewed as "learning to do research"; if design
students cannot "do reseach" at undergraduate level, why would they
suddenly become researchers later on? Who teaches them?
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At least in my view, the research that is taught in undergraduate level in any discipline is never enough to carry on PhD level research. That is why North American PhD system generally evolves around at least two years of solid research and methods training among other things (and before that you need a master's, or a combined program). I have taught research both at graduate and undergraduate levels, in sociology and in design. They are two different animals, I think. Plus, most of research that is taught in undergraduate design programs is typically what goes under "quick and dirty" typology (and there is nothing wrong with that). And yes, typically you become a "researcher" in the academic sense later on, with more training and immersion into a new culture/mindset/discursive group.
Am I misinterpreting your position? Can you elaborate?
Many thanks,
Ali
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