On Jun 23, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Mabel Ney wrote:
I would like to see the Design Theory include an exposure to ethnographic research, 1:1 usability evaluations and how people use screen readers. I see it as something like a hands-on lab for a science course and a way to help students find their passion. Also I feel the writing course should be focused on technical and business writing. Electives could include statistics and analytics.
This sounds more like an HCI degree than a design degree. Design Theory has nothing to do with ethnography, usability, or screen readers. Design theory is about the philosophical underpinnings of design and its artifacts and the place of design in the world.
It is much more important for design students to be able to create and justify concepts than to evaluate them quantifiably IMHO. The ability to create new, inventive, and well-reasoned products and solutions should be what we're training designers to do.
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