Petra Falin | Researcher | MA | doctoral student | tel. +358 40 559 3986 | petra.falin(at)ulapland.fi
My study explores design expertise from the point of view of professional identity. I am interested with questions about the collective nature of design expertise as well as the factors generating individual role variations. My empirical data consists of semi-structured interviews with professional designers and design managers. Thus the first step of conceptualization and the underpinnings of the analysis is the expertise of the practitioners.
Publications
Falin, Petra, “Conceptualising design competence in the framework of professional design practice. Proceedings of the 2008 Annual International DHS Conference ‘Networks of Design’ in 3-6 September 2008, University College Falmouth, Penryn, Cornwall, UK”, 2008.
Falin, Petra, “The Social Dimension in Construction of Designerly Knowing”, In the web proceedings of Nordic Design Research, 2007. [pdf at www.nordes.org]
Falin Petra, “Valued knowledge capital – the role in design practice”, Proceedings of the IASDR 07 conference, Hong Kong, 12.-15.11.2007, Hong Kong, 2007.