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.

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
You will connect technology with:

society
health
architecture
fashion
bio-design
craft
finance
tourism
You will also look at a host of other real world contexts, through case studies, individual, and collaborative projects. You will understand user experience in the wider socio-cultural context, through an agile programme of hacking, making and materialising new products and services.