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Fall | Spring | Winter | 2019 - 2020 | Spring Winter Fall Ottawa, ON, k1s 5b6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Program Overview 2 Primary Learning Objectives 3 Achievement of the Primary Learning Objectives 4 Program Requirements 5 MDes Study Sequence 6 School Resources 7 Faculty Research Profile 8 Graduate Supervision – Responsibilities & Expectations Policy 9 Appendix A : MDes Path to Completion

2 3 PROGRAM OVERVIEW PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES The program focuses on the following objectives; 1 The School of Industrial interdisciplinary design from the School as well 2 Design offers a program development processes as faculty and students of study and research into private and public from a diverse range leading to the Master of sector business practice. of disciplines in the Design (MDes) degree. university, all linked to The MDes requires the Students examine and the design development Design Research successful completion of incorporate multifaceted process. The study of methods for investigation, 5.0 credits, including a 2 design principles and exploration and data collection such credit . The program practices that contribute Graduates will have as undertaking and differentiating takes a strong research to the strategic value of the skills to conduct between qualitative and quantitative Interdisciplinary approach, and is normally design with particular interdisciplinary design data collection for design problems; completed after two research focus on the research and to manage examining discursive methods of critical Design Development years of study. following key areas: resources to provide a analysis and practice; and employing advanced materials and design-based advantage. emerging theories and practices in The study and practice of methods that are The focus of the manufacturing processes, supervised research projects. used to foster collaboration across disciplines program is to advance advanced visualization, The MDes program aims which may include: working on and contributing knowledge in the field design and culture, design to teach designers to more to projects in interdisciplinary teams; working of design through the management, extreme effectively integrate design on design projects with external public and study of advanced environments, human- value into the business private sector partners with a solid record of design principles oriented design, product environment: it does not interdisciplinary development experience; and interdisciplinary interaction design, aim to teach students Strategic Design learning in “interdisciplinary-team-taught” design practices. This sustainable design, and the process of design. courses, and interdisciplinary thesis supervision. is achieved through a strategic design research. Graduates are prepared Planning program of study that to play a strategic role in will enable graduates They also have the championing design in The study of methods for planning, to positively integrate opportunity to engage a variety of enterprises, implementation and application which design principles, in interdisciplinary including academic may include: incorporating strategic user Knowledge Creation methodologies, and interactions with faculty institutions. observation analysis into design projects; identifying systems-related patterns for effectively planning design projects; and Dissemination merging relevant strategic design involves expanding knowledge within critical research and business practices; and design areas (e.g. advanced materials and integrating user-oriented innovations in manufacturing processes, advanced visualization, prototyping new services and products. design and culture, , extreme environments, human-oriented design, product interaction design, social innovation, sustainable design, and strategic design research); writing and presenting papers; delivering workshops at conferences and seminars, funding permitted; and creating archival reference documents for industry such as case studies and technical reports.

4 5 ACHIEVEMENT OF PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES Peer Learning Graduate students are Students are also 3 expected to have a regular encouraged to present presence in the studio to papers and workshops at benefit from peer learning conferences and seminars, as well as interactions with funding support The learning objectives Students are also required Design Development with professors. The made available to them, are achieved through a to take three elective Studio (IDES 5103) peer-learning model is on a limited basis. sequence of core courses courses to deepen their may focus on projects the underlying principle structured to provide the knowledge in areas undertaken by teams of behind the MDes classes Integration into School opportunity for balancing relevant to their thesis students who share their in which students working Environment theory and practice, topic. different expert knowledge on their projects have the Graduate students are and are integrated with Finally, each student and experiences such advantage of engaging in integrated into the daily courses from different undertakes a supervised as business, psychology, and learning from critical workings of the School in disciplines. The core thesis investigation to architecture, information discussion, interaction, many ways. Those with courses offer a variety of apply and demonstrate technology among others. and problem solving with previous design expertise pedagogical approaches the principles, research peers and professors. may be offered teaching such as project-based methods, and knowledge In addition, the core In addition, graduate contracts, teaching or interdisciplinary studio acquired. courses highlight a balance students may be invited research assistantships, as activities, lecture- between technological, to present research-in- appropriate. based methodology All the core courses environmental progress talks to the and theory classes highlight interdisciplinary (sustainable), cultural, student body at regular with individual and/or and/or collaborative and social concerns. To informal gatherings, and to team papers, a seminar work in theory or this end the core courses participate in the annual class, and international practice, where the term promote a primarily user- undergraduate seminar conference and workshop interdisciplinary refers to centered design research (IDES 4001). participation. the cooperation between approach. people from different The sequence is structured disciplines to achieve so that students learn the common goals that theory and principles in integrate the expertise one course, such as DEsign from those different Research Method (IDES disciplines. For example, 5102) and apply it in a the Interdisciplinary subsequent course, such as the Interdisciplinary Design Development Studio (IDES 5103).

6 7 Interdisciplinary Aspects The objectives of learning interdisciplinary design development processes involve integrating different disciplines and different people to achieve common goals.

In the MDes program, the student body is, The Interdisciplinary at Carleton University in itself, made up of Design Development in addition to the students with different Seminar (IDES 5101) School of Industrial design backgrounds introduces relevant Design, core faculty These faculty members Upon acceptance to the whose discipline-specific issues in the design come from the Sprott will be involved as co- program each graduate perspectives broaden discourse.Later, Design School of Business, the supervisors in student student will be assigned a everyone’s viewpoints. Research Method Department of Sociology thesis committees. faculty supervisor. course (IDES 5102) and and Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Design the Department of Finally, studio projects Each student will be Development Studio Mechanical and Aerospace may be undertaken encouraged to develop his (IDES 5103) may include Engineering, among collaboratively with or her personal elective students enrolled in other others. private sector partners curriculum in consultation degree programs such with a solid record with that supervisor. Then as the Sprott School of of interdisciplinary each student will have four Business MBA program, development experience months (one semester) to the Master in Human- who participate in studio confirm who they would Computer Interaction, or activities and/or consult like as a faculty supervisor the Master of Engineering with the students on a from the SID core faculty. in Technology Innovation regular basis. The Graduate Program Management. Coordinator will make The School has a long every effort to balance Working on a design history of collaborating graduate students’ problem that crosses with public- and private- requests with supervisory Opportunities for working disciplines provides sector partners such assignments. with non-designers may experiential learning as the National Capital be found in core and in interdisciplinary Commission (NCC), elective courses to prepare design development Motorola, Bombardier, graduates to work on processes. Furthermore, Filter Stream, Black and teams with non-designers the extended core Decker, DW Product in their future workplaces. faculty of the program Development, Smart includes individuals Technologies, and others. who are members of different faculties and/or departments

8 9 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Year 1 IDES 5103 Interdisciplinary Design Development Studio 4 Winter Semester (0.5 credit) The MDes program requires the successful completion of Team-based studio projects draw on interdisciplinary 5.0 credits with at least 4.5 credits taken at the 5000 level design development methods in achieving a common or higher. design objective. Projects will be supervised by academic and industry advisors from a wide range The Graduate Program Coordinator must approve elective of disciplines, and conducted in collaboration with course selections. Only one 0.5 credit elective may be taken Elective 1 professionals from external organizations. Open to as a Directed Study. Only one 0.5 credit elective may be Elective 2 students from other programs. taken as a fourth-year course. The schedule of coursework and thesis progress follows: Milestone 1 Milestone 1 - Statement of Study Interest and Annotated Bibliography This document must be submitted to the Graduate Year 1 IDES 5101 Interdisciplinary Design Development Seminar Program Coordinator and (or) the potential SID Fall Semester (0.5 credit) Supervisor by the first day of classes after the February Investigation of disciplines involved in design development, Winter break. This is a short essay to identify the area with experts in Business, Engineering, Sociology of a student’s study interest. The statement identifies Anthropology, Architecture, Psychology, Human Factors, the student’s general field of study interest. It ties Industrial Design, and others. Includes a critical examination the student’s interest to the research areas of the SID of methods used to integrate different approaches, and and other Carleton faculty with whom the student roles that personality, leadership, negotiation, conflict wants to work. The theme must be related to the management, and teambuilding play in collaboration. interdisciplinary expertise of potential co-supervisors. Introduction to graduate academic writing. The statement should not exceed 400 words (with 1” borders, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, IDES 5102 Research Methods (0.5 credit) 12 point). Students will also provide an annotated Critical analysis of research methods in design and bibliography of 10-12 relevant resources. disciplines contributing to design including anthropology, psychology, sociology, and business. Application areas Thesis Supervisor & Co-supervisor include advanced materials and manufacturing processes, A thesis supervisor is chosen from among the SID advanced visualization, product interaction design, extreme faculty members on the basis of each student’s research environments, sustainable design, design and culture, and study interest by the time of the first milestone is design management, and human-oriented design. submitted. The process of the selection will be agreed upon between the student, the supervisor, and the Graduate Program Coordinator, also according to the availability of each faculty member. The thesis supervisor and the student will identify a co-supervisor external to the School of Industrial Design and internal to Carleton University as a co-supervisor. The student will develop his or her Thesis Proposal (see milestone 2 description) in consultation with his or her co- supervisors.

10 11 Year 1 For the most current listing of summer course offerings, Year 2 IDES 5909 Thesis (2.0 credit) Summer Semester visit the public class schedule. Students may also use the Winter Semester A comprehensive study that demonstrates the student’s “Build Your Timetable” feature in Carleton Central to plan ability to conduct critical research in a specific area in which their summer schedule to ensure successful registration. design can contribute to competitive advantage through Check the University’s Registration website for more design planning and interdisciplinary design development information on using the Timetable Tool, or for a number processes. It should exhibit a competence in design of helpful instructional videos. As the summer schedule is research process by applying an existing body of knowledge published several months prior to the beginning of classes, in the critical analysis of a new question or of a specific the University reserves the right to make any changes. problem or issue in a new setting.

In addition, summer is the perfect time to get ethics Thesis* approvals, collect data, and read thesis related literature This document should minimally include the following in preperation for Milestone 2. Please consult with the headings, as discussed on the Faculty of Graduate and student’s supervisors and co-supervisor to develop the Postdoctoral Affairs website in a document entitled thesis proposal. “Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Preparation Guidelines” at http://www5.carleton.ca/fgpa/thesis requirements/ formatting/ Year 2 Milestone 2 – Thesis Proposal* Fall Semester This document must be submitted to the SID thesis Page supervisor, co-supervisor and the Graduate Program Abstract Elective 3 Coordinator by September in the 2nd year. After the Acknowledgments submission, an oral presentation must be given to the Table of Contents public including the supervisor, co-supervisors, faculty - List of Figures members, and other students. This event will take place in - List of Tables September, year. - List of Appendices

Milestone 2 is a substantial document, resulting from 1. Introduction considerable preliminary research into the thesis area. The - Background/Context document should not exceed 1500 words (with 1” borders, 2. Literature Review double-spaced, in Times Roman font, 12 point) and its - Theoretical/Conceptual Framework template is provided. 3. Methodology / Approach 4. Results / Research Findings This document should include the following information. 5. Conclusion 6. Discussion / Limitation/ Further study 1. Introduction - Research question Bibliography (APA format, 6th edition for citations and - Area of interest references only) 2. Literature review Appendices 3. Methods - Data gathering * Thesis template provided. - Ethics and safety concerns 4. Planning & Timescales 5. References;

* Students must successfully satisfy each milestone requirement before proceeding. If a milestone is unsatisfied, the submission date will be negotiated with the Graduate Program Coordinator and the student’s Co-Supervisors. 12 13 MDES STUDY SEQUENCE Once the two Co- the Faculty of Graduate from a department other 5 Year 1 Year 2 Supervisors approve and Postdoctoral Affairs than that of the candidate, the thesis copy for website in a document one additional member Research & Course Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 examination (deemed entitled “Thesis from the department work Fall Winter Summer Fall Winter ready for defence), the Examination Policy”. concerned and a chair. student should upload The copies must comply IDES 5101 (0.5 credit) Interdisciplinary Design the examination copy with any special school For more detail Development Seminar to Carleton Central. This requirements governing information, see the upload takes place at least the form of the thesis, Faculty of Graduate two weeks before the including methods of and Postdoctoral IDES 5102 (0.5 credit) defence date. The Thesis bibliographical entry Affairs website in the Research Methods co-supervisor’s Approval and the use of diagrams document entitled “Thesis Form is signed off and tables. Students Examinations Policy”. IDES 5103 (0.5 credit) Interdisciplinary Design electronically by the thesis must submit the final (http://carleton.ca/fgpa/ Development Studio co-supervisors indicating digital version of their thesis-requirements/.) that the thesis is ready thesis to the Graduate for defence. Once the Administrator and upload Elective (0.5 credit) or thesis defence has taken it as required. place and all corrections Elective (0.5 credit) are made the final copy Oral Examination is uploaded to Carleton An oral examination is Central. Along with the required for all students Elective (0.5 credit) or upload the student must in the MDes program. The fill out licenses and examination board will IDES 5909 (2 credit) agreements. be formed by at least five Thesis members, including the

Information for thesis SID thesis co-supervisor, Semester Credit 1.0 / 1.5 1.0 / 1.5 0.5 2.0 submission is available on co-supervisor, an examiner

Accumulated Credit 1.0 / 1.5 2.5 3.0 5.0

Milestone 1 Milestone 2 IDES 5909

Deliverables Statement of Study Thesis Proposal Thesis & interest & Annotated Oral Examination Bibliography Research Activity Establish area Scope of Conduct datta Conduct data Draft of of interest topic collection collection thesis

Identify potential Annotated Analyze & Analyze & Complete synthesize data synthesize data research topic bibliography thesis Hypothesis & Prepare Identify Oral Questions Milestone 2 insights Examination Develop Draft of thesis methodology

Detailed research plan

Supervisors Searching for Confirmation of SID Work continue Work continues Formation of SID thesis co-supervisor & Searching with the co- with the Examination co-supervisor for co-supervisor supervisors co-supervisors Board 14 15 SCHOOL RESOURCES Dedicated Space An 1100 square-foot room The central space on the It complements and in the Azrieli Pavilion fourth floor is open for all supports the design 6 accommodates up to to use and a good place and generation of Administrative and The School of Industrial Design has two full-time 24 graduate students to hold meetings. The interactive products and Technical Support administrators. The Graduate and Administrative in a natural-light studio. school’s Manufacturing systems. While these Assistant is stationed in the General Office and Students have access Labs and Resources labs are primarily for the responds to student and faculty daily concerns, to this studio 24 hours a include sophisticated students enrolled in the serves as graduate program assistant, operates the day. There are additional rapid prototyping Bachelor of Industrial resource centre, and helps with equipment and room meeting rooms for faculty capabilities, computer Design program, bookings. and students to meet to systems, equipment, graduate students may review their work on an and resources to find that they need to The School Administrator oversees student registration, the school web site, and student ongoing basis, and they support the design and support the undergrads funding. The Computer Technician is available for have to be booked ahead development of three- in the shops as TA’s computing issues and other computing and of time. dimensional and virtual or need to produce electronic expertise. The Chief Technician and the prototypes. The Maker prototypes for their two lab technicians are available for manufacturing Some small MDes classes Room in the School of own thesis research. In and model making expertise and other advanced will take place in the Industrial Design allows both cases, individual prototyping support, if needed for graduate research. studio, and students not for significant research consultation with the enrolled in those classes into and development of Chief Technician is are welcome to work 3D printing technology, required. quietly in other parts interactive electronic of the room. Graduate prototypes and final students are able to take proof of concept models. advantage of the range of work and learning spaces currently utilized by the undergraduate program.

16 17 BIO: disciplines. His current focus is on Professor Hallgrimsson is a product digital prototyping methods and designer, author and researcher. design of improved equipment and FACULTY RESEARCH PROFILES After graduating with a mechanical processes. A history of research engineering degree and gaining and development of mobility 7 professional experience, he dis- devices includes award winning covered industrial design, which rollators (walkers) for HumanCare became the passion and focus of (previously Dana Douglas Inc.), Bjarki Hallgrimson his future career. He holds a MSE in as well as one of the first resin Chantal Trudel from Stanford Uni- wheelchairs to be mass produced Chiara Del Gaudio versity and has worked for several (Mobilaid). Professor Hallgrimsson professional industrial-design con- sits on the advisory board of the Lois Frankel Bjarki Hallgrimsson, Stephen Field sulting firms in the United States Research Education Accessibility P.Eng. IDSA and Canada. His own company and Design (READ) initiative at Thomas Garvey Director / HPD developed award winning and Carleton. His students regularly WonJoon Chung Associate Professor, patented products for a variety of work on universal design issues School of Industrial Design clients in a broad range of indus- for better accessibility for Persons tries. His hands-on maker philoso- With Disability (PWD). Another fo- phy was shaped by many years of cus includes the plight of extreme experience in industry. “Prototyp- poverty and disability. He secured ing and Model making for Product funding from the International Design”, by Laurence King Publish- Development Research Center ing is available in 4 languages and (IDRC) to conduct interdisciplinary shows how “physical prototypes and collaborative research in Sub form a strategic part of a success- Saharan Africa also in collabora- ful product designer’s toolkit”. tion with the Department of Envi- Although a generalist at heart, his ronmental Engineering and Sprott expertise in designing assistive School of Business at Carleton. devices for people with disabilities continues to challenge him and Through this work he has brought his students to create more useful 15 undergraduate students and 2 and human products that have a graduate design students on field- profound effect on the quality of work to Tanzania and Uganda. He life of people. Professor Hallgrims- was recently awarded the Network son grew up in Sweden, Kenya and of Africa Designers award “for Tanzania. Through his international exemplary service and dedication outlook, he has involved many in promotion of the Africa Design students in community oriented Agenda.” One of his projects, design research in Africa. “Promobilia Wheelchair-Tricycle” addresses mobility in rural Africa: RESEARCH: http://Carleton.ca/wheelchair. Professor Hallgrimsson leads un- dergraduate and graduate students in research on practical prototyping methods, technologies and appli- cations. This has included diverse projects in collaboration with other

18 19 she went on to specialize in health navigation in hospitals; noise social and political dimension of For example, one of her recent care environments with Parkin cancellation/personalized acoustic design in projects happing at the projects named “Visionarios Architects. Since then, her field control for in-patients; IPAC and intersection between university da Cidade” aimed at designing experience in designing health ergonomic considerations in and local communities. In fact, she and piloting an educational care environments has given her commode chair and hand sanitizer has been working on applied design programme for fostering design insight into product limitations and design; sensor and internet- research projects addressing more and socio-entrepreneurship potential research opportunities. enabled technology for facilitating democratic and sustainable urban family assistance in care; to context and the improvement skills in youngsters from poor Chantal has worked on large, name just a few examples. Other of local life conditions in poor urban areas, and to support multidisciplinary teams, as students have explored health and urban areas. Since 2014, she has them in designing new socio- a planner and designer on safety within the context of forest also been working as strategic entrepreneurship initiatives for Winnipeg’s Health Sciences fighting with the Ontario Ministry consultant for small service and their context. Chantal Trudel, MSc. Centre’s (HSC) Women and of Natural Resources and Forestry, Chiara Del Gaudio, Ph.D. innovation enterprises in Brazil Assistant Professor, Newborn Hospital (Parkin investigating human factors Assistant Professor, and coordinated multidisciplinary She also is an active and growing School of Industrial Design, Architects/Architecture 49) and as considerations. School of Industrial Design teams. member of the design research Cross Appointed to HCI a designer during the pursuit stage community at national and of Infrastructure Québec’s McGill Chantal’s research on clinical RESEARCH: international level. At national University Health Network Glen audiology as it relates to the Chiara Del Gaudio’s main level, in Brazil, she organized BIO: Campus competition in Montreal ergonomics and design of products BIO: research and practice interest Chantal Trudel is a graduate Chiara Del Gaudio holds a and re-designed the national with (Parkin Architects under OHL). and the environment has been are on design as political process; of Carleton University’s PhD in Design from Pontifícia Symposium on Sustainable Design Her work has been featured in featured in Access Audiology & participatory and collaborative School of Industrial Design Canadian Interiors for the design The Leader, a digital publication Universidade Católica do Rio in 2015 and 2017, as well as she (B.I.D) and earned her of McClelland and Stewart’s office on the American Speech– de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) (2014), a design approaches, strategic was invited for discussing and Master’s Degree in Applied (B+H Architects). In 2010, Chantal Language–Hearing Association MSc in Design & Engineering design for social innovation, and presenting her research in several Ergonomics (MSc) from the and her colleagues received the website. Her master’s thesis (2008) from Politecnico di power and conflict within design national events and seminars, such University of Nottingham. Canadian Architect Award of examined the influence of product Milano, and a Bachelor degree processes. Within this framework, as Entremeios (hold by ESDI-UERJ Chantal’s experience reflects Excellence for the Women and and environmental design as in Industrial Design (2005) her research mainly focuses on in Rio de Janeiro). At international her appreciation for the Newborn Hospital and a High well as clinicians’ perspectives from the same institution. designers’ contribution towards level, she has published in peer role of industrial design She has been teaching design Commendation for the same and work motivations, on IPAC more democratic scenarios. reviewed journals and she has within interdisciplinary at both undergraduate and project from the International within a neonatal intensive care Specifically, she seeks to explore been working with several teams and working with Academy for Design and Health unit. The study leads to the graduate levels since 2014, at how designers can promote the other professions to first in Brazil at Universidade members of the participatory in the International Future Health development of a framework for conditions for them to happen. achieve a comprehensive do Vale do Rio dos Sinos design conference committee in Project Category in 2012. understanding IPAC breaches and In this regard, at the current understanding of people, recommendations for further (UNISINOS), and from July activities aimed at fostering the moment, she is researching processes and their RESEARCH: research and development. 2019 as Assistant professor at discussion of emerging topics context. Early in her career, Chantal is interested in design’s the School of Industrial Design into how to evolve the existing within that community (i.e. she she conducted research role in health, safety, performance of Carleton University. strategic design practice through recently edited a special issue on for Teknion’s ‘Advanced and productivity, with special the concepts of tactics, devices Design and Autonomía, published Concepts’ and worked interest in: clinical processes Her education, as well as and strategies, and the theories by the Strategic Design Research as a product designer for and the design of products her practice, teaching and of complexity. Moreover, she has Journal). Moreover, she is program Umbra. For over 10 years, research experience blend and environment; patient and been researching on the limits, chair of the next Participatory she worked within the field insights from industrial family experience in health care challenges, and risks related to Design Conference to be held in of architecture and interior design; design for women and design with participatory and collaborative and participatory design, exploring the use, strategic design approaches Colombia in 2020. newborn care; the role of design approaches when applied in the planning and design of and methodologies, within an in understanding and practicing real world, mainly in conflict- spaces and products within infection prevention and control intercultural perspective. complex building systems. (IPAC); and human computer After working as product affected and fragile urban areas; Starting with commercial interaction in health care design. designer, her design practice and the necessary conditions interiors at B+H Architects, Her students have explored digital has been mainly related to the for this kind of design practice.

20 21 BIO: BIO: Dr. Frankel began her career in group at the Elisabeth Bruyere Stephen Field is an internationally researching how a collaborative jewellery design, evolving into Health Centre in Ottawa. Since experienced industrial designer holistic approach can be utilized product design for improving quality then, she and her students with over 25 years of background for the purpose of developing of life across different cultural, have conducted research and in the design and development sustainable housing systems social, and capability populations. design for improving people’s of products and systems. As for remote Canadian Inuit Currently, She is a faculty member in practices related to balance, an educator Stephen mixes his communities. He is exploring how two NSERC funded CREATE projects: communication, mobility, professional experience with self-reliance for Inuit communities READi (Research and Education in memory and cognition in areas his enthusiasm and passion for could be established through Accessibility, Design, and Innovation) such as cooking, exercise, design. From day one of first the development of traditional and CLUE (Collaborative Learning of shopping, socializing, and general year studio Stephen introduces appropriate housing systems Usability Experiences). interactions with technology students to the design process, and products, which could be Lois Frankel, Ph.D. products. Her Ph.D. applied Stephen Field, MDes a process that will be cultivated manufactured and maintained Associate Professor, She earned a Master’s Degree Sensory Anthropology principles in Assistant Professor, throughout their industrial within Inuit communities. Most School of Industrial Design, (M.E.Des) in industrial design at the studying impaired older people’s School of Industrial Design design education. As the students importantly Stephen’s research Cross Appointed to HCI University of Calgary and a Ph.D. sensory practices with participants advance through the program is identifying that innovative at (focusing at the Churchill Seniors’ Centre Stephen, through his teaching, solutions to large issues like on Sensory Anthropology and in Ottawa. This led to a set of illustrates the importance of a the northern housing crisis Computational Design). She was sensory insights for designers for holistic approach to design. As a can be tackled through an also the first woman Director of developing assistive technologies past entrepreneur he describes interdisciplinary design process. the School of Industrial Design at for fitness for older adults. Her how the importance of a sound Carleton University. understanding of people’s sensory business thinking combined with practices and perceptions in their design can create innovative Her design expertise includes: everyday experiences influenced products and systems for the Interaction Design, Participatory the course content of the Bachelor worlds diverse markets. Design, Sensory Design Detailing, of Industrial Design (BID) course: and User Experience Design. She IDES2205 Sensory Aspects of Only with understanding the tools is currently the Sensory Design Design for user experience. This and skills of design can students Editor of the Routledge journal, course shifts the predominantly develop the visual language “The Senses and Society”. She has visual orientation designers needed for creating. Stephen published over 30 peer-reviewed place on form development by puts a great deal of emphasis on papers and received extensive investigating and deconstructing students developing the ability to funding for research focusing on the multi-sensory qualities of sketch; he sees it as one of most design for people with disabilities, everyday products. valuable skills to contribute to the interaction design, sensory aspects formulation of a good design. Only of design, and user experience She is the lead of the Sense- through the ability to sketch can design. It! research team, which is a designer then pool the many developing an extensive set of other tools of design to create and RESEARCH: pedagogical tools (activities, develop products and systems. Dr. Frankel is interested in workshops, and publications) for simplifying the relationship between developing an understanding of RESEARCH: people and their technology-enabled sensory design issues. Employing his global background products. Her design research for in design and development smart products for the elderly of energy efficient housing and people with disabilities began components and manufacturing in collaboration with the TAFETA processes, Stephen is currently (Technology Assisted Friendly Environments for the Third Age)

22 23 BIO: BIO: collaboration by employing Dr. Garvey specializes in the area of housing and shelter. Dr. Chung focuses his research in the notion of Activity Theory. product development and Sponsored by the Welingkar developing methods or tools to Based on this foundational design for extreme and minimal Institute of Management enhance collective creativity in study, he conducted funded environments. His interest in small- Development and Research in co-design situations and effective government projects, one for scale living spaces grew out of his Mumbai this work led to a pilot group ideation processes. Also, the Korea Institute of Design work in New York on space station project in Canada to integrate he is interested in early prototype Promotion (KIDP) and the interiors and led to doctoral studies design thinking into design and development and Improvisational other for a design firm in Korea at the University of Tokyo on the business collaborations. Interaction in Collaborative Design that helped him to establish a topic of housing and urban density. Process for product innovation. partnership with a number of For almost a decade he recorded He holds a Bachelor of Industrial prestigious industry partners as imagery and data on how historical Design from Carleton University, He received his Ph.D from the well as design departments in Thomas Garvey, Ph.D. minimalist design philosophy can a M.Sc. in Communications WonJoon Chung, Ph.D. Institute of Design, Illinois Institute universities in Korea. Associate Professor, still be seen embedded in a range Design from Pratt Institute in Associate Professor, of Technology (IIT) where he School of Industrial Design, of contemporary approaches New York (funded by Design Grad. Program Coordinator, focused on developing a theoretical Dr. Chung has published in Board of Directors at World to lifestyle design, living Canada Scholarships for Design School of Industrial Design framework for early prototypes several peer reviewed papers in Design Organization™ environments, and the products Excellence provided by the used to foster design collaboration. international conferences and that bring meaning to daily Canadian Ministry of Industry, He received his M.A. from the Ohio journal papers; for example, experience. Trade, and Commerce), and a State University and a B.A. from “Effective Ideation Method for Ph.D. in Architectural Planning Konkuk University in South Korea. In Collective Creativity” (Chung, RESEARCH: from the University of Tokyo his professional career, he worked W., 2019) presented in 10th He became involved in hospital (funded by Japanese Ministry of as a kitchen furniture designer in International Conference patient room design after joining Education (Monbusho) Research ENEX, a kitchen furniture company on Applied Human Factors the Global University Programs in Scholarship). He has also received in South Korea, a design researcher and Ergonomics AHFE 2018 Healthcare Architecture (GUPHA). a Michael Kalil Foundation Grant. at the Battelle Memorial Institute, discussed a method to facilitate The international organization Columbus, Ohio and an Adjunct collective creativity process looks at how design education Professor at the Institute of Design, in a co-designing situation, can contribute to addressing the IIT. “ Sketching for Individual increasingly complex changes and Collective Creativity” . happening in hospitals worldwide, RESEARCH: (Chung, W., 2018) presented due to expanding and ageing Dr. Chung has been working on in International Design Trend populations. developing specific methods Conference in South Korea, or tools that can be used in the and a journal paper such as Prof. Garvey and his teams have stage of data analysis to find “Finding Serendipity in Early received numerous awards and user insights and synthesis to Prototyping” (Lacerda & Chung, their prototypes have been generate innovative and compelling 2013) published in Archives of presented at conferences and design ideas, particularly in Design Research (Vol. 26, No.1; exhibits around the world, bridging interdisciplinary collaborative pp.99-117, pISSN 1226-8046) both the design and healthcare situations. Also, he investigates the worlds. He has also been fundamental principles of design involved in a range of curricular in design practices. For example, development projects for design he argued that interdisciplinary education, both within universities collaboration is not always effective and in collaboration with external if its theoretical, institutional and organizations. Most recently he was educational aspects are not well invited expert at the 2014 ICSID defined. Based on this notion, Interdesign Mumbai, Humanizing he developed a theoretical a Metropolis, to contribute in framework of an effective group

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Responsibilities of Supervisors Responsibilities of Students

1. To provide constructive 6. To convene meetings of the the supervisor and the student as 1. To choose, with the supervisor’s feedback to work submitted by advisory committee. to whether the thesis should move help, a feasible research topic. 9. To give serious attention to the student in a timely manner to defence, the student does have the advice and direction of the as governed by departmental 7. To agree with the student on the right to proceed to examination 2. To work systematically and supervisor. guidelines. This includes a reasonable schedule for the without the supervisor’s support. within agreed deadlines, as far student’s thesis work as well completion of each portion of the as possible, in order to meet 10. To realize that the supervisor has as his or her research papers. research and thesis. Supervisors 13. To complete all necessary the program deadlines specified duties and commitments that may Where this feedback cannot be should advise their students to be departmental records and the by both the department and delay access at short notice or slow provided within one month, aware of FGPA deadlines. supervisor’s section of the annual the Faculty of Graduate and down the return of a draft. this delay must be handled audit form required by the faculty Postdoctoral Affairs. in full consultation with the 8. To be familiar with the regulations of graduate and postdoctoral 11. To acknowledge direct assistance student. and standards of the faculty of affairs. 3. To familiarize themselves of material drawn from other graduate and postdoctoral affairs, with the unit and FGPA policies scholars and researchers. 2. To maintain regular and the academic unit, especially 14. To discuss with the student as regarding the elements, course communication and as they pertain to the conduct of early as feasible, any potential joint and completion of their degree. 12. To produce a thesis which consultation with the student. research and the production of authorships or joint ownership meets the specifications and the thesis, and to ensure that the of data or patents which might 4. To make themselves available standards of the Faculty of Graduate 3. To be available for regular student is aware of these regulations arise, provide a written version of for meetings with their supervisor and Postdoctoral Affairs and the and timely consultations and standards. any understandings reached on during regular business hours. academic unit. with students and to provide these matters, and also ensure notification of lengthy 9. To be aware of and abide by the that student contributions to 5. To be well prepared for 13. To submit the thesis to the absences and the support university’s policies on conflict of publications are adequately meetings with the supervisor. judgment of the academic unit via mechanisms available under interest, sexual harassment, and acknowledged. (granting agencies the examination procedures specified these circumstances. research ethics. and major journals have guidelines 6. To participate in the professional and to abide by the judgment of the which cover some or all of these development opportunities examiners, subject to any appeal on 4. To agree to continue 10. To assist the student in items.) provided by their unit and FGPA. grounds of procedural irregularities. supervision when on sabbatical identifying a suitable research topic or other type of leave, or to and (where appropriate) setting up a 15. To discuss with the student any 7. To agree with the supervisor 14. To respect copyright regulations assist the student in making program of study. potential copyright issues related to on a reasonable schedule for the when reproducing external material arrangements for supervision external material reproduced in the completion of each portion of the in the thesis. during the period of the leave. 11. To assist the student in the thesis. research and thesis. interpretation of research materials. 15. To maintain regular 5. To assist students in seeking 8. To submit to the supervisor all communication with the supervisor. financial support, especially in 12. To indicate clearly when a draft research materials, as requested, writing letters of good quality thesis is in acceptable condition for and, at the agreed times, drafts of This array of responsibilities imparts in support of scholarship and examination or, if it is clear that the parts of the thesis for comment. certain expectations on the part of fellowship applications (e.g. thesis is not examinable, to advise both the supervisor and student. well-written, informative, the student in a timely fashion. In typed, on university the case of disagreement between letterhead). 26 27 GRADUATE SUPERVISION – RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS POLICY Potential Problems and 8 Processes for Resolution

When either the student Furthermore, students understand Expectations of Expectations of or the supervisor feel that that their lines of research may the Supervisor the Student the supervisory relationship encounter some change due to has failed to meet the To be protected from arbitrary dependence upon the research To expect the student to To be assisted by the supervisor responsibilities listed in this direction of the supervisor. pursue the agreed research in developing a clear and feasible changes in research direction policy, they may request an topic, unless a change has research topic and in solving which are detrimental to the informal resolution process. timely completion of the thesis. Honorary Faculty Appointments with been mutually agreed upon. problems and assessing progress This will take place initially Approved Supervision Status as the work develops. within the academic unit, To have their contribution to For students seeking information To expect the student to and then, if not resolved, about graduate supervision status, give serious attention to To be assisted to a clear the thesis fairly reflected in the within the Faculty of Graduate attribution of authorship of please contact your academic unit advice concerning perceived understanding of the substantive and Postdoctoral Affairs, directly. deficiencies in the research and formal requirements of a publications and of patents. with the involvement of the and the thesis, and to receive thesis (e.g., length; methodology; Ombudsman where this seems For Carleton Faculty/Staff: You a reasonable explanation validation of topic; degree of To be permitted to submit a appropriate. thesis for examination even if can access the up-to-date list of when this advice is not originality, especially in masters honorary ranks in Banner. If you do followed. theses). the supervisor is not satisfied, In those disciplines that do providing the work conforms to not have access to this list, please not assign a supervisor on email [email protected]. To terminate supervision if To receive within a reasonable the guidelines and regulations admission, the student should the student is not displaying a time frame a fair and thorough laid down by the Faculty of understand that, while the reasonable effort, if they fail assessment of both the drafts Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs academic unit will make to heed advice on changes and the completed thesis, and and the academic unit. every attempt to assign the deemed essential, or if the clear explanations of negative supervisor of choice, the student changes the agreed comments. supervisorial relationship has thesis topic without consent. to be consensual. Supervisors To be permitted to seek a are assigned based on To have their contribution to new supervisor (however, it is their availability and their the thesis appropriately and understood that an academic competence in the field of the clearly acknowledged. unit and the university cannot proposed thesis topic. guarantee a suitable replacement). To have permission from the Students should understand author of the thesis for the that while the academic unit research set out in the thesis and the university will make to be used as part of the larger every reasonable effort to find project, when the student has a supervisor for the student, produced the research as a there might be rare occasions research assistant employed where it proves impossible on the larger project (with to do so. In cases where a the understanding that the suitable supervisor cannot be student will retain scholarly found, the student may be credit). required to withdraw from the program in good standing.

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A 1 A 2

FA WT S FA WT S

Sept ct ov ec an Feb ar Apr ay un u Aug Sept ct ov ec an Feb ar Apr ay un ul Aug Sept ilestone ilestone Ethics comple�on & Data Collec�on ata Analysis Synthesis Wri�ng Thesis Examina�on Final Accerelated Pathway S 5101 S 5102 1 S 5103 iterature eview 2 opy Thesis

S 5103 ilestone iterature eview ilestone Ethics Comple�on, Data Collec�on, Analysis & Synthesis Wri�ng Thesis Examina�on Final ormal S 5101 S 5102 1 2 opy Thesis

Milestone 1 Milestone 2 eliverables Examina�on Copy Final Thesis Statement of Study nterest Thesis Proposal This document must be This document must be Examina�on copy must be Submission date usually in submi�ed to the Graduate submi�ed to the SID thesis distributed to the thesis the middle of May for une Program oordinator at the supervisor, external cosuper examina�on commi�ee by gradua�on or in the middle end of Fall term or right a�er visor and the Graduate April 1st or at the end of of September for obember winter break in year 1. f the Program oordinator by the August in year 2. gradua�on (date changes student doesn’t meet this end of winter semester, year yearly). deadline, it will be difficult to 1 or at the beginning of fall ral thesis defense will be meet the September deadline semester, year 2. scheduled 2 weeks a�er the If the final thesis is submitted for ilestone 2 in year 2.) submission of the by the September submission A public oral presenta�on, examina�on copy. deadline, graduation will take including all of the people place in the winter semester, above will take place in April, without having to pay year 1 or September, year 2. ongoing tuition fees.

*This schedule most likely applies to Accerelated Pathway students.

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