Credits: 3 (2-0-2)
Description
Introduction to design research; Quantitative research: paradigm, characteristics, values of quantitative research; Methods: survey, longitudinal studies, experimental research, questionnaires and so on; Qualitative research: paradigm, characteristics, values of qualitative research; Methods: contextual inquiry, ethnographic method, participant observation, indepth Interview, focus groups, journal/ document, visual research; Mixed-methods Research: participatory research, action research; Heritage & material culture in India; Ethics of design research.