Week 2: Research Question Framing · From Imagination to Researchable Hypothesis
Opening Questions
- What makes a **design idea researchable**?
- What do you want to learn, rather than simply create?
- What could be compared to answer your question?
Learning Goal
Turn a broad design interest into a focused, researchable question by defining the context, design condition, and expected user experience or behavior.
Lecture Materials
Unlocks when Week 1 class ends
Sep. 4, 4:00 PM (KST)
In-class Activity
Unlocks when Week 1 class ends
Sep. 4, 4:00 PM (KST)
Homework
- FC Watch Finding a Research Gap. DueSep. 18
- Homework **Paper sections:** Section 1 Introduction and Section 3.1 Research Question & Hypothesis
- Translate the submitted Snapshot into a working draft covering the context, design-relevant phenomenon, motivation, provisional RQ, expected relationship or outcome, and the rationale for that expectation.
- State what evidence could support or challenge the expectation.
- Bring citations or links for at least three related academic sources or research-based design cases; no separate source-analysis report is required.
- This is a working manuscript update, not a final polished section.
- Homework Use the submitted Research Direction Snapshot + Hypothesis Scaffold to begin Sections 1 and 3.1 of the shared master manuscript. This is a working draft rather than a polished final section. View Homework 2 Due2026.09.18
Key Takeaways
Available after class
Unlocks Sep. 11, 4:00 PM (KST), when this class ends.
Related Readings
- No required reading
- Example design research papers will be provided for topic exploration.