The primary focus of this unit is on identifying and analysing the currency, significance and context of design research. Meeting client and end user needs is a maxim in design practice in scholarly design research: identifying a research problem and explaining the significance of the research are essential criteria whose needs must be met. Using multiple forms of media inquiry, students identify, follow and discuss current design research issues, developments and factors influencing them. There are many factors that can give rise to the need for design research including political, technological, economic and social changes. Research priorities are neither static nor independent of a... -- Course Website
