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CALL FOR PAPERS

DRS // CUMULUS Oslo 2013

The 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers

14-17 May 2013, Oslo, Norway

web address: http://www.hioa.no/DRScumulus

Organised by

-Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Faculty of 
Technology, Art Design -DRS (Design Research Society) -CUMULUS (the 
International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design 
and Media).

This international conference is a springboard for sharing ideas and 
concepts about contemporary design education research. Contributors are 
invited to submit research that deals with different facets of 
contemporary approaches to design education research. All papers will be 
double-blind peer-reviewed. This conference is open to research in any 
aspect and discipline of design education.

Conference theme:

DESIGN LEARNING FOR TOMORROW - DESIGN EDUCATION FROM KINDERGARTEN TO PhD

Designed artefacts and solutions influence our lives and values, both 
from a personal and societal perspective. Designers, decision makers, 
investors and consumers hold different positions in the design process, 
but they all make choices that will influence our future visual and 
material culture. To promote sustainability and meet global challenges 
for the future, professional designers are dependent on critical 
consumers and a design literate general public. For this purpose design 
education is important for all. We propose that design education in 
general education represents both a foundation for professional design 
education and a vital requirement for developing the general public 
competence for informed decision making.

We invite submissions along the following themes:

:: Philosophy of design education

:: Design curriculum

:: Design knowledge

:: Design education for non-designers

:: Research informed designed education

:: Design education informing research

:: Multidisciplinary design education

:: Challenges in design education methods

:: Assessment

:: eLearning

:: Internationalisation of design education

We are also seeking expression of interest to conduct workshops and 
symposia.

We especially welcome early career researchers, PhD candidates and 
Master students with work in progress.

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web address: http://www.hioa.no/DRScumulus

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Intention to submit a Paper

Proposals for papers in English should contain the following:

:: Proposed paper title

:: Summary of proposed paper including a description of methodology used

(200 words max)

:: Up to 4 bibliographical references (on top of the 200 word limit)

:: First and second choice conference theme for the proposed paper

Intentions to submit will be submitted online at 
http://www.hioa.no/DRScumulus. Paper proposals will not be reviewed, but 
brief feedback will be given.

FULL PAPERS

Full papers should be between 4000-6000 words. This is a general design 
education research conference and it is expected that a wide variety of 
work-in-progress or finalized research will be reported.

However, irrespective of the range and stage of your research, the 
organizers expect the highest standards of scholarship in terms of 
establishing context, explicating the methods of inquiry, and reporting 
results that may aid other researchers and/or practitioners.

To preserve anonymity, author names should NOT be identified in the body 
of the paper. Authors should be referred to in the text or notes in the 
third person only. Papers must be previously unpublished.

Papers can be submitted online at http://www.hioa.no/DRScumulus

Proceedings from the conference will be published online. Please see the 
conference website http://www.hioa.no/DRScumulus for detailed guidance 
about submitting a full paper.

We are pleased to announce a partnership with the Scientific Journals:

:: FORMakademisk

:: Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education

:: TechneA

:: Design and Technology Education

The journals will publish special issues with articles selected from 
papers and keynote lectures presented at the conference.

Proposal for Workshop and Symposia, submission guidelines

:: Working title

:: Responsible person and for Workshop/Symposia also list contributors' 
names and affiliation

:: Aim and content (400 words)

KEY DATES

1 June 2012 ..............Intention to submit opens

24 July 2012 ............. Intention to submit a Paper

2 October 2012 ...........Deadline for Workshop and Symposia proposals

_*30 October 2012 ..........Deadline for full Papers*_

18 December 2012 .........Paper accepted

5 February 2013 ..........Deadline for full Paper with corrections

26 February 2013 .........Deadline for early bird registration

19 March 2013 ............Deadline for author registration

14 May 2013 ..............Conference opens

Please, find the full call for paper on this link -- 
http://www.hioa.no/eng/content/download/17215/186423/file/call_DRS_CUMULUS2013Oslo_May18.pdf