Het is mogelijk om helder te zijn over eisen voor een opdracht richting de student, zonder in dichtgetimmerde beoordelingsformulieren te vervallen. Volgens Marion Tillema ligt de sleutel voor het dilemma in het toepassen van een holistische benadering, bijvoorbeeld in een comparatieve beoordeling.

Preliminary empirical research conducted by the leading author has shown that design students using biological analogies, or models across different contexts, often misinterpreted these, intentionally or unintentionally, during design. By copying shape or form without integrating the main function of …

Vierdejaars studenten hbo-v van De Haagse Hogeschool hebben bij het HagaZiekenhuis in Den Haag onderzoek gedaan naar de betekenis van kwaliteit van zorg voor zowel patiënten als verpleegkundigen. In plaats van werken met enquêtes of gestructureerde vragenlijsten gingen de studenten aan de slag met het …

Designing privacy-protecting Information Systems (ISs), i.e., realizing the Privacy by Design (PbD) principle, is a challenging task. This challenge stems from having many stakeholders and design trade-offs involved, which cause uncertainty in defining the problem, eliciting soft requirements, and making …

At present, leading international agencies, such as the United Nations Environmental Programme, are largely focused on what they claim to be ‘win-win’ scenarios of ‘sustainable development’ rhetoric. These combine social, economic and environmental objectives. However, as noted by the ‘Scientists’ Warning …

Meet the club-goer. Today he woke up thinking that, compared to the typical weight of his miseries, the day feels quite light. Upon waking up, he suddenly decided to go to the club tonight. Prior to this happening, he makes a pact with himself to do his duties: deliver to society and eat his meals. Perhaps …

Literature review of multi-modal and multi-linear theories and practices, collected for research in the Making Public research group 'standalone publications'.

Thinking in terms of blockchain technology has developed rapidly over the past decade, with the focus primarily being on all the new possibilities created by this essentially technology-driven development. At its core, blockchain technology consists of a combination of reliable communication mechanisms …

The implementation of games in architecture and urban planning has a long history since the 1960s and is still a preferential tool to foster public participation and address contemporary spatial-and social-conflicts within the urban fabric. Moreover, in the last decade, we have seen the rise of urban …

Can we rethink bots and algorithms so that they become tools that work for us, instead of an invisible, oppressive system that tries to deceive us? How can we redesign the ‘social’ in a way that doesn’t allow trolls to permanently disrupt our thinking and behaviour?