Outcomes
The D Des is crafted to encourage rigorous investigation in the pursuit of enhancing the interdisciplinary body of knowledge in design.
Scholarly Account
Regardless of the type of investigation employed or concentration area pursued, each candidate will develop a scholarly account of his/her work. Each student must clearly establish the implications of the dissertation on the endeavor of design as a professional practice by:
a) Establishing the relationship to the existing body of knowledge within the declared disciplines,
b) Developing a clear theoretical framework, within which the investigation is grounded,
c) Following an explicit qualitative, quantitative or mixed research methodology,
d) Documenting the research process,
e) Documenting the discovery and interpretation of facts and the implications of those facts in revising/extending/refuting accepted theories,
f) Addressing both the transferability of findings as well as their applicability.