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Reflections on Applied Design Research:A Tale of Two Theses
This paper investigates the nature of design research in an applied context by reflecting on the authors’ own experiences conducting doctoral projects with industry partners. It is hoped that with the rising importance of engagement, outreach and impact within academic research, these reflections are of interest to other researchers operating in a design research framework with industryengaged projects. The need for discussion of the implications of design research within an applied context has been fuelled by a recent push in academia for collaborative projects with industry. Recent CRC, CRC-P, ARC ITTC and Linkage grants reflect this drive towards industry-led and industry-engaged research, however many of these projects are predominantly led by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related disciplines. While STEM based case-studies illustrate the challenges and success factors of the Industry-University research model, design research is a “young emerging field” and its use, implications and opportunities are therefore less understood.1 This paper offers a different perspective, unpacking the complexity of academic relationships with industry featuring design research as a primary mode of knowledge production. A productive relationship with industry has the potential to strengthen a research project and contribute to research relevance and impact. Insights gained from the authors’ own doctoral work, carried out with a variety of industry partners within the architecture and construction fields are used to frame a discussion about the value of design research in this context. While the sample size of this paper is not extensive, it provides a foundation for future research incorporating a larger group representative of both researchers and industry partners. In this positioning paper, a critical reflective practice methodology is used to speculate on the nature of applied design research, approaches to scope definition, the importance of building trust, and the value of the client-architect ...
Reflections on Applied Design Research:A Tale of Two Theses
This paper investigates the nature of design research in an applied context by reflecting on the authors’ own experiences conducting doctoral projects with industry partners. It is hoped that with the rising importance of engagement, outreach and impact within academic research, these reflections are of interest to other researchers operating in a design research framework with industryengaged projects. The need for discussion of the implications of design research within an applied context has been fuelled by a recent push in academia for collaborative projects with industry. Recent CRC, CRC-P, ARC ITTC and Linkage grants reflect this drive towards industry-led and industry-engaged research, however many of these projects are predominantly led by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related disciplines. While STEM based case-studies illustrate the challenges and success factors of the Industry-University research model, design research is a “young emerging field” and its use, implications and opportunities are therefore less understood.1 This paper offers a different perspective, unpacking the complexity of academic relationships with industry featuring design research as a primary mode of knowledge production. A productive relationship with industry has the potential to strengthen a research project and contribute to research relevance and impact. Insights gained from the authors’ own doctoral work, carried out with a variety of industry partners within the architecture and construction fields are used to frame a discussion about the value of design research in this context. While the sample size of this paper is not extensive, it provides a foundation for future research incorporating a larger group representative of both researchers and industry partners. In this positioning paper, a critical reflective practice methodology is used to speculate on the nature of applied design research, approaches to scope definition, the importance of building trust, and the value of the client-architect ...
Reflections on Applied Design Research:A Tale of Two Theses
Kuzmanovska, Ivana (author) / McRobert, Alex (author) / Harper, Laura
2020-01-01
Kuzmanovska , I & McRobert , A 2020 , Reflections on Applied Design Research : A Tale of Two Theses . in L Harper (ed.) , Real Material Ethereal : Proceedings of the Annual Design Research Conference 2019 . Monash University , Melbourne, Vic, Australia , pp. 309-321 , Real/Material/Ethereal: Exhibition of the Annual Design Research Conference 2019 , Caulfield East , Victoria , Australia , 3/10/19 .
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