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1Demarcating a FieldDesign Research 2014
DESIGN RESEARCH 2014Demarcating a Field
2Demarcating a FieldDesign Research 2014
DEMARCATING A FIELDDAILY AGENDA
CONSTRUCTIVIST ITERATIONS, EXPANSIONSDEMING, “STRATEGIES OF INQUIRY” & COURSE DIRECTION
SHARING PROBLEMSASSIGNMENT 02
CLASSIFICATION & LITERATURE REVIEWS DEMING, “CLASSIFICATION”, BURNETT, “FIELD GUIDE TO SHRED,” MUMFORD +
CONSTRUCTING CONSTELLATIONSASSIGNMENT 03
BIBLIOGRAPHIES & RESEARCH ORGSOURCES, CITATIONS, FINDING AIDS, BIBLIOGRAPHIC AIDS, RESEARCH
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INTRO_SCHEMATIC STRATEGIESDeming- “Introduction” 8-12
induction/deduction/abductionobjectivist/subjectivist/constructivist
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INTRO_SCHEMATIC STRATEGIESDeming- “Introduction” 8-12
induction/deduction/abductionobjectivist/subjectivist/constructivist
chapters
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HYBRID FORMS, EXPLICIT INQUIRIESDeming- “Introduction” 12+
“...interdisciplinary form of knowledge, agendas to better integrate science and public policy, business opportunities & imperatives, individualization of work, and the curiosity of practitioners, scholars, and researchers...”
“The majority of practical research programs are hybrid strategies that combine different modes of inquiry in different ways and to different degrees.”
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HYBRID FORMS, EXPLICIT INQUIRIESDeming- “Introduction” 12+
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REVIEWING RESEARCH IDEASDEMING, “Integrating Design & Research” Chp 4, p 52
FRAMING RESEARCH QUESTIONS (TEST/REPEAT)SEE ALSO BOOTH P41-53
TOPICI AM INVESTIGATING (WHAT)
QUESTIONBECAUSE I WANT TO FIND OUT (WHO/WHY/HOW/WHETHER/WHAT)
STRATEGYI AM USING THE FOLLOWING METHODS
MOTIVETO UNDERSTAND/PRODUCE/CONTRIBUTE THE FOLLOWING SORT OF KNOWLEDGE
“ ...it is a question of a movement of critical analysis in which one tries to see how the different solutions to a problem have been constructed; but also how these different solutions result from a specific form of problematization.”
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STARTING SIMPLE: CLASSIFICATIONFOUCAULT, “Preface” The Order of Things, xv
“ In the wonderment of this taxonomy, the thing we apprehend in one great leap, the thing that, by means of the fable, is demonstrated as the exotic charm of another system of thought, is the limitation of our own, the stark impossibility of thinking that.”
horse hair brush painting
Jane Buyers, History Lesson #9: The Order of Things, 1996
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CYCLICAL SCHEMESDEMING, “ Classification: Introduction” Chp 8, 126-128.
• analog with site strategies?
• basic operations?
• operative location in the
research process?
Categories of recognized water-use, USGS accounting
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COLLECTION/INVENTORY/CATALOGUEDEMING, “ Classification” Chp 8, 128-33.
VARIOUS STANDARDS
• key aspects of each ‘type’?
• extensions of inquiry
(examples)?
• sampling strategies
discussed?
Peterson’s Field Guides: Eastern Birds
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TYPOLOGY/TAXONOMYDEMING, “ Classification” Chp 8, 133-144
• key aspects of each ‘type’?
• temporal, developmental, or
social assumptions (examples)?
• overdetermined design
samples?
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INDICIES (& SUNDRY LISTS)DEMING, “ Classification” Chp 8, 133-140
CABINET INDEX/FACET ANALYSIS
• which aligns with our
research, why and how?
• which type exposes the
implicit audiences in proposals?
Journal of Information Architecture, Facets of 76 popular non-fiction history books collected from the LibraryThing folksonomy.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY & LITERATURE REVIEWDEMING, “ Classification” Chp 8, 144-149
• alliances with other
classificatory schemes?
structures?
• Modified Assignment...
Djalali & Vollaard, The Complex History of Sustainability from Archis, 2008.
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“THE MEMORY HOLE HAS TEETH” BURNETT, RANDOLPH (Cabinet Magazine, #42: FORGETTING, 2011)
• article structure?
• tone, partitions, content?
• key classifcatory reflections,
indexes?
• key approach to trails/
technologies of information?
• odd claim & evidence forms?
• other (historical, conceptual,
literary, audience)?
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“THE MEMORY HOLE HAS TEETH” BURNETT, RANDOLPH (Cabinet Magazine, #42: FORGETTING, 2011)
FIELD GUIDE
• developmental context?
• internal history?
• within expanded system?
• components of system?
• categorical kinds/types?
• comparisons
• absence (in specific contexts)
• what if (context, distribution)
• extend, finesse agreement
• dispute, disagree
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“OBJECTIVES” & “CULTURAL PREP.” MUMFORD (Excerpts from Technics & Civilization, 1934)
• argument structure?
• tone, partitions, content?
• key classifcatory reflections,
indexes?
• key approach to trails/
technologies of information?
• odd claim & evidence forms?
• other (historical, conceptual,
literary, audience)?
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BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH ORG.Practical Research Strategies: Sources & Organization
• critique others’ projects
• follow footnotes
• explore local archives
• “ local museums/labs/sites
• locate/explore call# region
• skim specialized abstracts
• skim design/cultural journals
• “ policy/advocate journals
• look around, literally:
“No ideas but in things”
w.c.williams
CONSTRUCTING CONSTELLATIONSASSIGNMENT 03
CORNELL “SEVEN STEPS” / THE INFO LITERATE-HISTORIANBASIC USE OF CATALOGES, GUIDES, JOURNAL-SEARCHING PROCEDURES
CITATIONS STRATEGIESCHICAGO STYLE (no if’s, and’s, or but’s)
CITATIONS AIDS & FREEWAREZOTERO & WEB FOR NOTES, TAGS, LINKS, KEYWORDS, AUTO-FORMATTING
ARCHIVAL MATERIALSFINDING AIDS & ACCESS STRATEGIES
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CONSTRUCTING CONSTELLATIONSPractical Research Strategies: Sources & Organization
ANNOTATEDEXPANDEDBIBLIOGRAPHYASSIGNMENT 03
• Bibliography
• key annotations
• anticipated sources
• dead-ends
• Archival choices
CCNY Spitzer School of ArchitectureLAAR 64150 Design ResearchFall 2014, 9.2.2014 – 12.16, 2014T 1-3:50 pm, SSA 2M11BMeg Studer [email protected] or [email protected]
OBJECTIVES SKILLS & CONCEPTS
ASSIGNMENT#3 CRAFTING CONSTELLATIONS Annotated Bibliography/Literature Reviews for Context
Locate the specific written structures, arguments/author, texts for engagement that define your problemBegin ordering/organizing project research by producing short, annotated summaries of texts Use secondary sources, footnote trails to find local collections/archives for primary source research
Having broached a general problem last week and, in class, reviewed the level of specificity expected of research, this week you will begin the concrete process of secondary and primary source engagement. This means reading and orderly note taking, not just filling folders with unread references. To jumpstart this engagement, you will be required to submit a three-part bibliography featuring a) key annotated resources, b) additional secondary and primary sources to pursue next, and c) read, but redundant sources (dead-ends).
In addition, you must select an archive in New York to begin your primary source research in two weeks. If permissions or specific scheduling is required, this lead-time will enable you to obtain access.
TASKS Do a general literature review to situate your proposal/problem amidst the larger field of landscape.
1. Develope an annotated bibliography (Chicago-style notes) with no fewer than 5 annotated entries. Each bibliographic note should include a 100-200 word summary, a list of keywords (relevance to your problem, specific phrases, etc.), and a short list of the additional texts or objects from footnotes/endnotes that may be a useful extension of your reading.
2. At the end of the annotated bibliography, gather together a second list of sources that you intend to read (from the footnotes/endnotes or more general secondary/journal searches). This should not only reinforce the basic concepts or topoi you’ve identified in your core sources (above) but demonstrate that you have a strategy and hierachy for pursuing/unpacking those conceptual formulations.
3. And, finally, a list of rejected, redundant, useless sources that you’ve reviewed and a key phasing saying why they’re useless (this is to make sure you don’t accidentally read them again). This last series can be as long or short as necessary, depending on your enthusiam for research.
4. Based on this research and a thorough perusal of the finding aids at NYC archival sites (see website), select an archive/collection and familiarize yourself with its materials/access requirements.
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SEVEN STEPS (TO FINDING RESOURCES)CORNELL / INFO LITERATE HISTORIAN’S GUIDE TO RESEARCH
RESEARCH‘HOW TO’s’
• reference context
• books/catalogs
• journals/indexes
• alternate media
• source eval/context
• citations
• Scans to come. . .
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CITATION & ANNO. STRATEGIESCHICAGO STYLE
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.htmlhttp://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch14/ch14_toc.html
RESEARCH‘HOW TO’s’
• footnotes/endnotes
• notes vs. bibliographies
• succinct, relevant info
• overall organization
BIBLIOGRAPHY +
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CITATION AIDS & FREEWAREOrganize your thoughts, notes, references
https://www.zotero.org/
ZOTERO
• Browers/Note links
• Auto-formating options
• Keywords, folder, etc.
• Synch across systems
• Free
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ARCHIVAL MATERIALSFinding Aids & Visit Pragmatics
http://www.siteations.com/courses/designresearch2014/?page_id=9
SAMPLE EXCURSION
• Ex. Smithsonian/Smithson
• Finding Aid
• Permissions
• Scheduling
• Permitted Materials
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ANTICIPATIONSProposal Workshopping (4 person brainstorming sessions)
PROBLEM + BIBLIO = STRUCTURED PURSUIT (diagrams/planning)
• post-its, sketch pads
• facet of content/search
• networks/methods
• semester schedule
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IMAGE CREDITSsee articles listed in Weekly Readings.
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EXPAND INTERESTS, INTERSECTIONS...Incorporate questions, attentive skimming & landscape topoi to Mattern’s survival skills
• developmental context?
• internal history?
• within expanded system?
• components of system?
• categorical kinds/types?
• comparisons
• absence (in specific contexts)
• what if (context, distribution)
• extend, finesse agreement
• dispute, disagree
• critique others’ projects
• follow footnotes
• explore local archives
• “ local museums/labs/sites
• locate/explore call# region
• skim specialized abstracts
• skim design/cultural journals
• “ policy/advocate journals
• look around, literally:
“No ideas but in things”
w.c.williams
• ‘natural’ hazards/crises• water quality• energy efficiency• micro-climates/habitats• soil conservation• stream restoration
• cross-cultural issues• collaborative design• common landscapes
• environmental design/public health• active living• outdoor comfort
• landscape urbanism• brownfield redevelopment• storm-water mgmt
• digital design media• virtual interfaces/pr presence• visualization methods• climate (change) simulation