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A Proposed Model for Successful Design Research Planning

Peets, Jami
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427898479

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2015, MDES, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Design.
This thesis investigates design research planning for product design through researching design literature and interviewing current industry practitioners. Research findings are illustrated through a proposed conceptual model for successful design research planning. This thesis also provides a discussion of current industry challenges and mitigations. References in design literature regarding design research planning for product design are dispersed and not easily accessible. Successful design research planning provides a framework for obtaining useful design insights, which produces robust design solutions. Design research planning is any activity preparatory to design research, such as making a research plan, conducting stakeholder interviews, and recruiting. This thesis uses design literature and current industry practices in design research planning to propose a model for success. The body of literature that addresses design research planning is mainly in user experience sources, but it also draws from industrial design and general design literature. Seventeen companies in product design participated in interviews (12) or completed a survey (5) about their planning activities and their challenges and how they face them. The central component of the conceptual model is the research plan. The main items of a research plan consist of: objectives/goals, methodology, stakeholder involvement, budget and timelines, deliverables, and other items. The plan is created before, during, or after background research is conducted. Fieldwork is driven by the research plan, and the data is analyzed and translated into design insights, which provide actionable design direction. Design insights are documented and communicated through appropriate media and should reflect the objectives in the research plan.
Paul Zender, M.F.A. (Committee Chair)
Mary Privitera, M.Des. (Committee Member)
Todd Timney, M.F.A. (Committee Member)
84 p.
Design
design research; design research planning; planning process; stakeholder involvement; user research

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  • Peets, J. (2015). A Proposed Model for Successful Design Research Planning [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427898479

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Peets, Jami. A Proposed Model for Successful Design Research Planning. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427898479.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Peets, Jami. "A Proposed Model for Successful Design Research Planning." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427898479

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