Author Archives: Emma Charleston

Survey results: summary and key insights

After sending out my survey to three years of BA UXD students (around 100 students), I recieved 16 responses. I was disappointed by this, but I have been assured by both my PG Cert tutor and BA UXD colleagues that … Continue reading

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Research interview #4 (student group interview) summary and key insights

I decided to run my student interviews as a single group interview rather than as four individual interviews. This was both for practical reasons (time and scheduling), but also because I was interested in how the students would bounce ideas … Continue reading

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Research interview #3 summary and key insights

There was lots to think about and learn in this great interview with another course leader (whose course is a very similar size and has a similar amount of studio space to ours). My reason for interviewing this course leader … Continue reading

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Meeting Gary Keene

Today I was lucky to meet and chat with Gary Keene, who works for the team at UAL that oversees the design and use of teaching and learning spaces across all of our campuses. In very coincidental timing (relative to … Continue reading

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Research workshop summary and key insights

I ran the workshop on Tuesday November 5th and was really pleased with how it went and the conversations that ensued. Of my 23 first year students, I had around 16 in the room, and around 8 or 9 chose … Continue reading

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Documentation

Ethical Action Plan (PDF) Interviews Interview participant consent form (Word) Email to students about interviews (Notion page) Interview coding (Notion page) Workshop Workshop participant information and consent form (Word) Email to students about workshop (Notion page) Workshop conversation notes (Notion … Continue reading

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Research workshop planning

Here I will outline my plans for the student workshop, in which my first year students are invited to collaborate in exploring ideas around working spaces and what makes a good studio. I aim to utilise UX processes and ideas … Continue reading

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Research interview #2 summary and key insights

One prevailing theme throughout this interview was the notion of choice, and the fact that the gold standard is giving students choice in as many settings as possible. In the context of studio space, choice about how and indeed, if … Continue reading

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Research interview #1 summary and key insights

One of the things students most like about our studio and atelier (the part of the studio with equipment) is that it’s student run (our technician is a third year student on another course, and has had previous supporting technicians … Continue reading

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Research interview and survey questions

As discussed, my research will consist of a workshop, observations, staff and student interviews and a survey. The latter two will require questions, which I share below both initial drafts, and in some cases, further developed versions based on feedback … Continue reading

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