Objective
The iDON doctoral seminar aims to give PhD students the practical skills in designing research studies, performing observations and analyzing empirical data.
International Design Observation Network Doctoral Course organized by Grenoble University (France) will be held in :
Web seminar 4th to 29th June 2012
Collocated workshop and seminars in Grenoble 9th -13th july 2012
Information and application form on http://www.cluster-gospi.fr/
Content
The main approach is built upon seminars and reflective workshops lead by experienced researchers within the area of methodologies for field studies and design observations.
Beside the issues of when, how and what to observe, other concerns that will be discussed in the theoretical and practical workshops are :
Differences and similarities in field work and experiments
The application of observations in different research fields
The role of the researcher
Terms for research quality
Hypotheses, research purposes and research questions
Measurements, unit of analysis, coding schemes
The iDon seminar is an opportunity to share best practices with researchers that are active within various disciplines within the design science field, and to build a network among research fellows.
Key dates
Application : 2nd of May 2012
Acceptation : 13th May 2012
Full registration and Payment online : 30th May 2012
Web seminar 4th to 29th June 2012
Collocated workshop and seminars in Grenoble 9th -13th july 2012
