Towards a design observatory: the case of scholarly design research in Portugal

The DesignOBS project was created to collect, map and interpret data about the Portuguese Design Ecosystem, providing supportive information for decision making. This study takes advantage of a participative Design perspective to define and test an observation process via a case based on Design doct...

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Main Author: Costa, Nina (author)
Other Authors: Branco, Vasco (author), Costa, Rui (author), Borges, Afonso (author), Modesto, António (author), Silva, Catarina (author), Cunca, Raul (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Design
Design research
Design doctorates
Design education
Design guidelines
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28691
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/28691
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Summary:The DesignOBS project was created to collect, map and interpret data about the Portuguese Design Ecosystem, providing supportive information for decision making. This study takes advantage of a participative Design perspective to define and test an observation process via a case based on Design doctorates undertaken in Portugal. It emphasises the need for additional participatory analysis and curation by experts to evaluate and develop more reliable information about the discipline. Moreover, it develops recommendations that can enhance the communicability of Design doctorates.

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