GD 102 - Research Methods for Designers

Prerequisite, graphic design major, or art, or art history, or graphic design minor, or consent of instructor. Corequisite, GD 103. This course introduces students to a range of methodologies and strategies used to enhance creative conceptualization abilities and provide evidence to support design decisions. Students will be exposed to the relationship that exists between research as a practice-based activity and research as scholarly inquiry. Students will engage in the research process through field work, papers, and visual presentations with the ability to conduct primary research using a variety of interviewing techniques, observational, and participatory design methods. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits