Course summary
Design informatics combines data science with design thinking in a context of critical enquiry and speculation. The central premise of design informatics is that data is a medium for design: by shaping data, we shape the world around us. Data science provides the groundwork for this, with design thinking underpinning reflective research through design. We build a value-aware, reflective practice at the interface between data and society by combining theory and research with an open-ended process of making and hacking. What will I learn? You will use the above concepts in working with:
- the internet of things and physical computing
- basics of data science
- usable privacy and security
- data ethics
- blockchain technologies
- society
- health
- architecture
- fashion
- bio-design
- craft
- finance
- tourism
Modules
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Entry requirements
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Provider information
The University of Edinburgh
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33 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9JS