IN9530 – Research Through Design

Through this course you will

• learn to differentiate between simple and complex design contexts and how to set contextual boundaries for your work
• understand "design practice", "design studies" and "design experimentation" and be able to fluidly combine them in your work
• determine concepts that ground and support your work
• reflect and articulate (reflect in action, reflect on action and communicate what you learned from these reflections)
• synthesize ideas, or aspects of different prototypes, and make improved design suggestions that do not introduce new problems within the chosen context
• set practical work into a research context and write an essay, or a paper, reflecting on theoretical and practical aspect of your course work, and the new knowledge you gained

PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.

Min 6 and max 10 students are required for the course to run. The students will be prioritized as followed:

1. Master students at the Department of Informatics with IN5530 or IN9530 on their approved study plan.
2. Master students at the Department of Informatics who have taken Human-Computer Interaction courses IN2020 and IN3010, or their equivalent.
3. Other qualified students

PhD candidates have to submit a written work with theoretical reflections and practical implications of the work (an essay or a short paper).

It will also be counted as one of your three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: IN5530 - Research Through Design, INF5591 - Advancements in interaction design (continued), INF9591 - Advancements in interaction design (continued)

In this course, postponed exams are not offered for exam candidates who are ill before the exam or who become ill during the exam. A deferred submission deadline may be offered. Deadlines may be extended up to 7 days; the duration of the extension depends on the duration of the exam. The illness must be documented with a doctor's certificate dated no later than the ordinary submission date. You must submit the doctor's certificate to the Student Administration at IFI before the submission deadline for the home exam.

https://www.uio.no/english/studies/examinations/illness-postponed/index.html