PM4: Forskningsmetodik för konstruktion #4

7.5 HP
Startdatum: 5 februari 2024

Lärosäte: Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

Målgrupp: Doktorand

Akademi: Product Development Academy (PDA) Produktionsakademien

Senaste anmälningsdag: 15 januari 2024
Platser: 29 lediga (av 30)

Sista anmälningsdagen är redan passerad.

Kursen syftar till att hjälpa doktorander som forskar och arbetar inom området konstruktion att utveckla en forskningsmetodik av hög vetenskaplig kvalitet.

Kursen ges på engelska.

The course will also

give the students insights into existing design research theories and models in order to choose an appropriate theoretical background,
provide an overview of the methods applied in design research in order to enable the students to select and develop the approach most suited for their own research challenge,
give the opportunity to meet and confront with researchers working in the product and service systems design.

Intended learning outcomes

After completion of the course the course participant should be able to:

Know how design research is carried out
Understand the nature and use of research theories
Understand the scientific relevance of published literature
Choose suitable qualitative and quantitative methods in design research
Formulate research questions and hypotheses
Determine his/her own theoretical areas of contribution
Determine measurable success criteria for his/her research
Define a plan for his/her own research
Assess the of the validity of research done in engineering design
Reflect on ethical implications of research and publishing

Course content

The contents of the course are the following:

History and background of design research
Frame design research in the Scientific Method
How to define a research question and hypotheses
Literature Review methods and analysis
The Design Research Methodology: studies and support methods
Publishing academic results
Presenting academic results
Research ethics and code of conduct.

Course organisation:

The course will feature 6 online lectures for which the attendance is highly recommended plus a final physical meeting and presentation day at Blekinge Institute of Technology.

Preliminary schedule:

February 5th, Monday, 10 – 12, Course start (+discussion of possible schedule changes)
February 19th, Monday, 10 – 12, lecture 2
February 26th, Monday, 10 – 12, lecture 3
March 4^th, Monday, 10-12, lecture 4
March 11^th, Monday, 10-12, lecture 5
March 18^th, Monday, 10-12, lecture 6
April 10^th, Final Presentation day at Blekinge Institute of Technology

Examination:

A successful completion of this course will be judged on the successful submission and approval of the following assignments:

Assignment #1: Analysis of research questions and research hypothesis
Assignment #1b: Analysis of literature reviews
Assignment #2: Research Plan write-up including presentation

Literature:

Blessing, L.T.M., Chakrabarti, A., 2009. DRM, a Design Research Methodology. Springer. Plus compendium, articles, and presentation material.

Fee for late drop-out

This course is included in the Produktion2030 program, and it is therefore free of charge for PhD student members of Graduate School Produktion2030. However, in case of drop-out later than 3 weeks before course start, a fee of 1 000 SEK per course credit will be charged the student’s home institution.

Kontakt

Alessandro Bertoni

Biträdande Professor inom Maskinteknik

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