DESIGN REEARCH METHODS.docxVIP

design research methods?(DES09118)?2012 ? ? ? Research?is?the bumpy path from curiosity to discovery, somewhere between here and deduction lie fascinating and unexpected revelations. ? ? The methods that sustain research activities vary in their approach to defining and redefining questions, collecting, organizing and evaluating data.? Methods like designs are subject to trends; their applicability and indeed their popularity are related to the changing scope of disciplinary fields.? Design does not have ownership of a set of distinct design research methods instead, it poaches from methods or