4. Discuss the potential societal, cultural and environmental impacts of design practice using examples from the
observed industry.
课程内容及教学日历 (如授课语言以英文为主,则课程内容介绍可以用英文;如团队教学或模块教学,教学日历须注明
主讲人)
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
Lecture (4 hours)
On-campus session with the whole group. Introduction to the course structure, learning objectives,
deliverables, assessment methods. Introduction to the collaborating companies and liaisons, as well as
dos and don’ts during the trip. Introductory workshop of basic ethnographic methods and tools for
workplace shadowing
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Team formation. Preparing ethnographic apparatus (observation
scheme, diary, interview script, etc.).
Lecture (4 hours)
Workplace shadowing
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Organization of field notes. Group discussion about preliminary
observation. Iteration of apparatus.
Lecture (4 hours)
Workplace shadowing
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Data organization. Discussion of preliminary insights. Decision on
directions of next field inquiries
Lecture (4 hours)
Workplace shadowing
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Continued discussion of accumulated insights. Data preparation for
the upcoming analysis workshop.
Lecture (4 hours)
On-campus session with the whole group. Interim Review: introductory workshop to basic
ethnographic data analysis method. Exchange of observations and insights across groups. Instructor
mediated peer feedback sessions.
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Collaborative ethnographic data analysis. Formulation of thematic
categorization of findings/insights.
Lecture (4 hours)
Workplace shadowing. Getting consent for an interview from a designer.
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Continued data organization and further analysis. Iterations and
expansion of analysis findings. Preparation of semi-structured interviews with practitioners to validate
and triangulate insights.
Lecture (4 hours)
Workplace shadowing. Interview with a designer.
Practice (4 hours)
On-campus activity in small teams. Further analyses with the newly acquired field data. Continued
iteration of the thematic categorization of findings and continued refinement of insights