DG4S34 - Advanced Design Research 05 Dec 2019 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | DG4S34 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Advanced Design Research | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Games and Design | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Design | ||
| Module Leader: | Philip Harfield, Kara Tennant | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100811 - creative management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 05 Dec 2019 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
The module aims to develop advanced research skills through first-hand experience of a range of human-centred and design-led research methods applied within professional situations. To critically reflect on their efficacy in informing decision-making, and to demonstrate creativity in proposing novel modes of research.
Specific aims are:
- To enable understanding of advanced design research methods which inform strategic initiatives and add value to businesses and organisations
- To develop graduate attributes which embrace uncertainty and complexity, and nurture an inquisitive and empathetic mindset.
- To enable critical thinking in the selection and application of appropriate design research methods
- To professionalise the use of creative methods to analyse, visualise and communicate research to inform innovation projects
- To enable critical reflection on current research methods in the proposition of novel and impactful approaches to research
- To critically review the ethical implementation of research methods in real-world situations
Content Summary
Content within this module will draw upon prior learning in the framing of advanced research enquiry within the iterative innovation process. Students will undertake an advanced approach to developing new insight gathering propositions and the synthesis of qualitative data to inform decision making.
Activities will include:
- Professional research planning, emphasising the selection of appropriate research methods when undertaking a multi-perspective research enquiry within a thematic area
- The use of human-centred (ethnographic) research methods to collect primary data, to derive user/stakeholder/customer perspectives and needs (observation, conversation and immersion)
- The development of creative research tools to facilitate new insight and modes of communication
- Propose and employ frameworks to interpret research data and identify innovation opportunities.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 9 |
| Seminar | 18 |
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Fieldwork | 9 |
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Apply critical awareness to the selection and application of appropriate and purposeful research methods |
| LO2 | Apply highly creative and novel approaches to the gathering of research data, and the synthesis of insights from diverse primary, secondary and tertiary sources |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Visual Journal 1 | Journal of observations conversations and experiments: Documented evidence of insight development resulting from novel research activities | 0 | N/A | 70 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1 | Insightful research planning: In response to the identified need for valid qualitative research data, propose a novel insight gathering method. | 0 | 1800 | 30 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Visual Journal 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |