Course title
6M0192001
Advanced Design Survey

 TANAKA Minami
Course content
Research and analysis is the important part of design work. Often, design work regard as art work to decide products' color and shapes. However, the research has the large part to decide the direction of the product.
This course give student the idea of oral and literary and graphic logging survey based on ethnography in cultural anthropology.
Purpose of class
The purpose of this course is to learn ethnography techniques to organize not only the viewpoint of the manufacture but also the viewpoint of the user.
Goals and objectives
  1. To know the basics of participant observation. (Fieldnote check)
  2. Be able to write a fieldnote with sketch. (Fieldnote check)
  3. Be able to indicate the pros and cons of using DX tools for fieldwork. (Final presentation)
Language
English
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1． Direction and orientation. Summary ethnography in cultural anthropology． 50minutes
Summary the main point of participant observation． 50minutes
2． Ethnograpy and fieldnotes Prepare fieldnote. 30minutes
Review the left page of your fieldnote and summarize on the right page. 60minutes
3． Fieldwork - Interview [preparation] Summary the main point of interview. 50minutes
Summarize the first impression on your fieldnote. 50minutes
4． Fieldwork - Interview
Group member A Fieldnote, Interview
Group member B Fieldnote
Group member C DX tool, Interview
Group member D DX tool 		Review the left page of your fieldnote and summarize on the right page. 100minutes
5． Fieldwork - Oservation
Group member A Fieldnote, Interview
Group member B Fieldnote
Group member C DX tool, Interview
Group member D DX tool 		[Fieldnote member] Review the left page of your fieldnote and summarize on the right page. 100minutes
[DX tool member] Add captions to photos and organize them in chronological order． 100minutes
6． Fieldwork - Oservation (continue)
Group member A Fieldnote, Interview
Group member B Fieldnote
Group member C DX tool, Interview
Group member D DX tool 		[Fieldnote member] Review the left page of your fieldnote and summarize on the right page. 100minutes
[DX tool member] Add captions to photos and organize them in chronological order． 100minutes
7． Fieldnote check Review the checked point. 100minutes
8． Fieldwork - Oservation (Change rolls)
Group member A DX tool
Group member B DX tool, Interview
Group member C Fieldnote
Group member D Fieldnotel, Interview 		[DX tool member] Add captions to photos and organize them in chronological order． 100minutes
[Fieldnote member] Review the left page of your fieldnote and summarize on the right page. 100minutes
9． Fieldwork - Oservation (continue)
Group member A DX tool
Group member B DX tool, Interview
Group member C Fieldnote
Group member D Fieldnotel, Interview 		[DX tool member] Add captions to photos and organize them in chronological order 100minutes
[Fieldnote member] Review the left page of your fieldnote and summarize on the right page. 100minutes
10． Fieldnote check Review the checked point. 100minutes
11． How designer come to know the user's viewpoint.
User - manufacturer - distributer 		Preperation for presentation 100minutes
12． User - manufacturer - distributer Preperation for presentation 100minutes
13． Presentation Preperation for presentation 100minutes
Peer evaluation by students 30minutes
14． Presentation Preperation for presentation 100minutes
Peer evaluation by students 30minutes
Total. - - 1850minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Fieldnote Presentation Peer evaluation of final presentation Total.
1. 30% 0% 0% 30%
2. 30% 0% 0% 30%
3. 0% 25% 15% 40%
Total. 60% 25% 15% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Fieldnote check 60%
Final presentation 40%
Submit all of fieldnote and DX data and finish the final presentation will get the 60point.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
reference materials
SIT e-Book online
(1) Research Methods for Product Design
Milton, Alex;Rodgers, Paul Laurence King Publishing 2013
ISBN： ISBN number:9781780673028, ISBN number:9781786274526
(2) An Introduction to Service Design : Designing the Invisible
Penin, Lara Bloomsbury Publishing USA 2018
ISBN： ISBN number:9781472572585, ISBN number:9781472572592
Prerequisites
Pay your own transportation expenses.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Tuesday 11:00-13:00
Regionally-oriented
Regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable Lecturer has work experience as researcher with GK design co. under Masatomo YAMAGUCHI and Kenji EKUAN.
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
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