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Industrial Design Research Methods

Code 12627
Year 2
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/T(45H)
Scientific area Design Industrial
Entry requirements Does not apply. ...
Mode of delivery Presential
Learning outcomes Understand the research methodologies in industrial design.
Choice of appropriate research methodology.
Develop the ability to carry out research work or project report / internship.
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Syllabus Concentrated operation in eight sessions to be defined.
Session 1: Introduction. presentation and discussion of objectives, program and evaluation criteria
Session 2: Overview of industrial design research: what can it be?
Theoretical, academic, editorial.
Practical, project or technological.
Session 3: Definition and objectives of the report.
Generic explanation of utility.
Report character (as discussed by Rede-Design Obs.): Dimension; Chronological or Thematic.
Dissertation, Project and Internship, similarities and differences.
Session 4: Presentation of the basic reporting structure - Part 1 of 2.
Index and objective of each part.
Hierarchy.
Continuity.
Scientific support.
Planning, sequence and duration.
Project or internship development.
Development of report or dissertation.
Session 5, 6 and 7: Presentation and discussion of examples
Session 8: Presentation of the basic reporting structure with the support of the Advisor - Part 2 of 2.
Main Bibliography Baudrillard, J. (2005). Le Système Des Objets. London: Verso.
Cross, N. (2007). Designerly Ways of Knowing. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag
Hara, K. (2010). White. Baden: Lars Muller Publishers.
Hecht, S., & Colin, K. (2005). Industrial Facility: Product as Landscape. London: Industrial Facility.
Kries, M., & Lipsky, J. (2014). Konstantin Grcic: Panorama. Weil am Rhein: Vitra Design Museum.
Kumar, V. (101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Laurel, B. (2004). Design Research: Methods and Perspectives. Massachusetts: MIT Press.
Martin, B. & Hanington (2012). Universal Methods of Design: 100 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas and Design Effective Solutions. Beverly: Rockport Publishers.
Mau, Bruce (2004). Massive Change. Phaidon Press Limited. London.
Michel, R. (Ed.) (2007). Design Research Now: Essays and Selected Projects. Basel:
Birkhäuser Verlag
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-02-13

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