Aims of the module
To provoke you into thinking about design, rather than just 'doing it'
To encourage you to pursue issues in more depth
To form your own conclusions independently of practitioners and academics
To experiment with ideas to see if they work in practice
Synthesis All component parts of the project engaging in one complex, dynamic process... Informed engagement. It's doing that's deepened by a critical understanding of doing. The realisation of theory in, and through, practice... Praxis
Practitioners are right to worry that academics study what is essentially a hands on subject removes it from the reality of practice.
Designers often work intuitively, without knowingly applying theory. This module aims to get you to reflect on that process.
Practitioners are right to worry that academics study what is essentially a hands on subject removes it from the reality of practice.
Designers often work intuitively, without knowingly applying theory. This module aims to get you to reflect on that process.