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Course Name	Turkish	Kullanıcı Odaklı Tasarımda Etnografik Yöntemler
	English	Ethnographic Methods in User-Centered Design
Course Code	EUT 563E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Özge Çelikoğlu
Course Objectives		1. Develop deeper understanding on the concept of user-centered design 2. Introduce a variation of methods in user research 3. Obtain knowledge in basic foundations and practices of ethnographic research 4. Provide competence in using ethnography in design research
Course Description		Introduction: Design as making sense of things. Conceptions of ‘user-centeredness’ and ‘user research’ in design. An overview on user-centered design methods. An overview on the origins, traditions and basic foundations of ethnographic research. Sites, settings and entry. Field relations and ethical considerations. Participant observation and interviewing. Fieldnotes: Documenting and analyzing. Writing and representation. Epistemological discussions. Participatory design. Diary studies and cultural probes. Ethnographic narratives for design. Design anthropology: Towards ethnographies of possibilities.
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