Sint-Lucas_RTS

Research Training Sessions 2008, Session 3
Tutors: Wolfgang Jonas and Rosan Chow

12June – 14 June 2008
Architecture Department Sint-Lucas Brussels. Paleizenstraat 65-67. 1030 Brussels.

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Why / How Design Research?

Why? What is the relevance of design research? For whom except for design researchers?
How? What are the paradigmatic models of design research? Which one is my own approach?

Why?
- a conversation collecting factors / variables relevant for the question
- systemic modelling of the phenomenon (Vester 2007)
- discussion / analysis of the systemic model of the phenomenon
- conversation and conclusion regarding why

How?
- research FOR / ABOUT / THROUGH design, practice-based research
- models of research, my own model of research
- t.bag as an example, critical discussion of t.bag
- conversation and conclusion regarding how

Both questions will be dealt with alternately. We will prepare little exercises.

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Before the workshop, students are asked to register at http://www.designresearchnetwork.org/drn/ and to upload short statements regarding their research topics under "Conferences → Sint-Lucas_RTS".

They are also asked to read our t.bag paper and are recommended to take a look at Vester’s book, see below for references.

References:
- Rosan Chow, Wolfgang Jonas (2008) "Beyond Dualisms in Methodology. An Integrative Design Research Medium ("t.bag") and some Reflections", submitted to DRS 2008
- Frederic Vester (2007) The Art of Interconnected Thinking, MCB-Verlag

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Thursday 12 June –
17h30 Workshop
1 Introduction of students and tutors
19h30 Dinner

Friday 13 June –
09h30 Workshop
2 Why design research: collecting factors and variables
11h10 Coffee break
11h30 Workshop
3 Why: developing systemic images
12h30 Lunch
13h30 Workshop
4 How design research: Visualizing own approaches
15h10 Coffee break
15h30 Workshop
5 How: t.bag presentation & critique
17h10 Conclusion of day 1

Saturday 14 June –
09h30 Workshop
6 Why: Analyzing the common system model
11h10 Coffee break
11h30 Workshop
7 Why: Findings from the systemic model
12h30 Lunch
13h30 Workshop
8 How: Describing own approaches: questions&hypotheses
14u30 Conclusion workshop
9 Why & How: Lessons learned?
16h00 End