Design Argumentation in Academic Design Education

Peter Dalsgaard, Christian Dindler, Jonas Fritsch

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Abstract

We explore design argumentation as a resource when teaching interaction design in a university setting. We propose that design argumentation can help bridge between practice-based design education and theoretical issues from university curricula. In this paper, we outline the idea of design argumentation and report on initial experiences from interaction design teaching activities. We discuss how this approach allows students to build up a shared and rigorous design vocabulary in order to formulate valid claims when arguing for and through their design work based on empirical, theoretical and material grounds.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNordes 2013 : Experiments in design research : online proceedings
Number of pages4
PublisherThe Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools Architecture, Design and Conservation
Publication date2013
Pages426-429
ISBN (Print)978-87-7830-316-5
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventNordes 2013: Experiments in design Research: Expressions, Knowledge, Critique - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 9 Jun 201312 Jun 2013

Conference

ConferenceNordes 2013
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period09/06/201312/06/2013

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