Course, master’s level
15 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
19 January 2026 - 29 March 2026
Code for the course: KD646A

This course is offered as part of programme:

Interaction Design, Master's Programme (Two-Year)

Course content

Epistemological foundations for design-based research, including notions such as experiential knowledge, practical knowing, knowing-in-action and artifacts-as-knowledge.
Implications for knowledge representation and communication in design-based research.
The relations between design activity and research activity.
Methodological foundations, including practice-based research, research-oriented design, research-through-design, and interaction criticism.

Syllabus - here you can also find course literature

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements

Passed the two preceding studio courses in Year 2 (Design and social innovation, Play and ludic interaction) or courses deemed equivalent – see programme syllabus.

Course evaluation

Plenary discussion and individual written evaluation, focusing on the learning outcomes and the means for achieving them (learning activities, resources, course organization etc.).

Malmö Day-time 100%

Contact

For more information about the education:

K3student@mau.se

This education is provided by

Faculty of Culture and Society

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