From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Research Design Course: Follow along on slideshare

by Sam Ladner on September 14, 2008 · 0 comments

in Research Methods, design, qualitative research, quantitative research, technology design, user experience

I am currently teaching a Research Design and Qualitative Methods course at Ryerson University. This is a core course for an interdisciplinary group of students, from social work, to business, to psychology, to sociology to…well you get the picture.
I will be uploading slides from my lectures regularly. See them all at:
http://www.slideshare.net/sladner
I have toyed with adding [...]

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Tagged as: anthropology, qualitative research, research courses, research design, sociology

Categories: Research Methods · design · qualitative research · quantitative research · technology design · user experience

Knowing your end-user: an anthropological primer

by Sam Ladner on September 3, 2008 · 0 comments

in Research Methods, product design, qualitative research, technology design

What do product designers need to know about their end-user? This post provides a broad-stroke overview of the kinds of questions you should answer before you design a new product, particularly new technology products.
The “value orientation model” of anthropology is a great starting point for product design. Your product has to fit within a person’s [...]