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DES 222: Research Methods and Critical Writing for Design (4)

Seminar—3 hours; independent study. Prerequisite: course 221; graduate standing in Design or consent of instructor. Focused on research methods and critical writing related to design topics including case studies, original and secondary sources, critical reviews. Expectation of a paper meeting professional standards suitable for publication from each student at end of course. May be repeated one time for credit.

Course Description

DES222: Research Methods and Critical Writing for Design
Open to advanced undergraduates with instructor's permission

This graduate research methods and writing seminar covers different methods of historical research (book/journal/review of the literature, archival, and oral history interviews), as well as quantitative and qualitative approaches useful for researching contemporary topics. We will read the writing of others (selections from 20th-century design history topics) in order to study the methods of research the authors used to construct their arguments and historical narratives.

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