Curriculum Research

In the midst of my proposal for the new graphic design program one of my main ideas was to introduce an element of research into the curriculum. Thinking back now, at the time I really threw myself into research and especially design research. I was at the time discovering myself what it all meant and trying to teach an aspect of it to my students. What I meant by research at the time was for students to investigate design at a deeper level by getting students to read, write, discuss and design about other aspects of graphic design such as environmental issues, how the industry is evolving and exploring the design process. This was meant to get students to think about issues other than just finishing a project but to think about what they were doing while designing. What I was trying to get them to do then was to constantly reflect, even though I was not aware of that.

By doing this research students seem to be able to communicate and think deeper about design and this was one of my goals since what I was trying to do was to get them away from solely being dependant on the course to give them knowledge about design software such as Photoshop, InDesign, ect.