Dr James Branch
Senior Lecturer, Design Strategy
External Links
Qualifications
Qualifications
Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
---|---|---|
2023 | PhD, HCI / UXD Education (Pass with modest corrections) | Loughborough University |
2014 | MRes Arts and Cultural Research | University of Brighton |
2010 | MA Design with Learning and Teaching in HE | Kingston University, London |
2000 | BA Design Studies | Goldsmiths |
Membership of external committees
Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyResearch Interests
Research interests and expertise
Areas of teaching
- Creative Problem Solving
- User-Centred Design
- UX Research
- Design Research
- Lean Startup
- Qualitative Research
- Visual Design
- Brand Strategy and Design
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
-
Branch, James
Evans, Mark, (2021), Do UX design courses meet industry’s needs? Analysing UX degrees and job adverts, In: The Design Journal, Taylor Francis, London, 24 (4), ISSN: 1756-3062 -
Branch, James
(2016), Mapping the mast, In: Communication Design: Interdisciplinary and Graphic Design Research, Bloomsbury, London, UK, 3 (1), ISSN: 2055-7140
-
Branch, James
(2018), Learning from Networked Public Space, In: Cultural Politics, Duke University Press, London, UK, 14 (1), pp. 129-131, ISSN: 1751-7435
-
Su, Cui and Branch, James
(2011), Print Matters: Zines, In: Print Matters, March 2011, Southampton Hartley Library
Teaching
Courses taught
- BA (Hons) Creative Advertising
- BA(Hons) Marketing Communications
- BA(Hons) Media Production
- MA User Experience Design (Online)
Professional Engagement
Social, community and cultural engagement
(2024) Revalidation Panel Member: BA(Hons) Graphic Design, Edge Hill University
Engagement with professional associations and societies
-
Reviewer. 2023-present. The Design Journal
-
(2022) Revalidation Panel Member: BA(Hons) UX/UI, Ravensbourne University London
-
(2016-2020) External Examiner: BA(Hons) Graphic Communication Design, University of Northampton
-
(2014-2018) External Examiner: BA(Hons) Graphic Design, University of West London