TY - JOUR
T1 - Responding to the Indeterminacy of Doctoral Research in Design
AU - Davis, Meredith
AU - Feast, Luke
AU - Forlizzi, Jodi
AU - Friedman, Ken
AU - Ilhan, Ali
AU - Ju, Wendy
AU - Kortuem, Gerd
AU - Reimer, Maria Hellström
AU - Teixeira, Carlos
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The Future of Design Education working group on doctoral education included doctoral supervisors from nine programs around the world and addressed the indeterminacy of standards for the PhD in Design. Internationally, “contributions to knowledge” under the PhD degree title range from evidence-based investigations documented in a dissertation to personal reflections on making artifacts. In some programs, quantitative and qualitative research methods are taught; in others, there is no instruction in methods. The working group suggested that reflection on one's own creative production is the role of the professional master's degree and recommended standards for two doctoral programs—the PhD and the Doctor of Design (DDes). The group defined the PhD as addressing unresolved problems with the goal of generalizable knowledge or theory for the field. It described the DDes as a professional practice degree in which research is done in a practice setting to frame a specific opportunity space, guide in-process design decisions, or evaluate outcomes. DDes findings do not claim generalizability and result in “cases.” The working group discussed methods, sampling, standards of evidence and claims, ethics, research writing, and program management.
AB - The Future of Design Education working group on doctoral education included doctoral supervisors from nine programs around the world and addressed the indeterminacy of standards for the PhD in Design. Internationally, “contributions to knowledge” under the PhD degree title range from evidence-based investigations documented in a dissertation to personal reflections on making artifacts. In some programs, quantitative and qualitative research methods are taught; in others, there is no instruction in methods. The working group suggested that reflection on one's own creative production is the role of the professional master's degree and recommended standards for two doctoral programs—the PhD and the Doctor of Design (DDes). The group defined the PhD as addressing unresolved problems with the goal of generalizable knowledge or theory for the field. It described the DDes as a professional practice degree in which research is done in a practice setting to frame a specific opportunity space, guide in-process design decisions, or evaluate outcomes. DDes findings do not claim generalizability and result in “cases.” The working group discussed methods, sampling, standards of evidence and claims, ethics, research writing, and program management.
KW - Design knowledge
KW - Design research
KW - Doctor of Design
KW - Doctoral education
KW - PhD in Design
KW - Practice-based research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85170039066&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.sheji.2023.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.sheji.2023.05.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85170039066
SN - 2405-8726
VL - 9
SP - 283
EP - 307
JO - She Ji
JF - She Ji
IS - 2
ER -