Yonsei 2026-Fall | Bokyung Lee Upcoming

CDM2008: Design Research

Design research turns questions about people, contexts, and experiences into evidence that can guide responsible design decisions. This course introduces a systematic process for framing research, selecting qualitative methods, conducting fieldwork, synthesizing findings, and communicating actionable insights.

Class time: Friday(s), time to be announced
Location: VeritasB 206 (DFK Idea shop)
Instructor: Prof. Bokyung Lee
Language: English

Weekly schedule

Dec. 04 Stage 5: Integrating

Week 14: Insights & Design Implications

Opening Questions

What do our findings mean beyond the observed results?
How can design implications remain firmly grounded in the evidence?
Which limitations meaningfully change how the study should be interpreted?

Learning Goal

Transform results into a coherent discussion that answers the research question, explains the findings, and develops evidence-based design implications, contributions, and limitations.

Lecture Materials

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In-class Activity

Feedback on provisional results and findings
Distinguish results, findings, discussion, contribution, and implications
Develop evidence-based design implications
Final research narrative and paper-structure workshop

Assignments

Prep No new FC lecture. Develop the final research narrative and finalize the presentation. Due: Dec. 11
📤 Deliverable 3 Present the complete research process, findings, and evidence-based design implications in Week 15. Due: Dec. 11

Key Takeaways

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Next Week Preparation

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