Mithra Zahedi, Université de Montréal

Research

(1) Collaborative design (2) Interdisciplinary (3) Novice designers (4) Expanded Activity Theory (5) Design education (6) Design thinking (7) Training strategies (8) Integration

Latest funding

Improving the integration of novice designers into interdisciplinary collaborative design teams
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$55,579
Design et gestion au service de l'entrepreneuriat culturel autochtone : la création, production et commercialisation d'objets semi-artisanaux Atikamekws
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$167,824
Cadrage, décadrage et recadrage dans un projet de design collaboratif et interdisciplinaire
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$154,880

All 3 grants and awards

Improving the integration of novice designers into interdisciplinary collaborative design teams

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zahedi, Mithra

Keywords: (1) Collaborative design; (2) Interdisciplinary; (3) Novice designers; (4) Expanded Activity Theory; (5) Design education; (6) Design thinking; (7) Training strategies; (8) Integration; (9) Problem framing; (10) Teamwork

$55,579

Design et gestion au service de l'entrepreneuriat culturel autochtone : la création, production et commercialisation d'objets semi-artisanaux Atikamekws

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Marchand, Anne

Keywords: premières nations; entrepreneuriat culturel autochtone; production et commercialisation de produits; créativité; innovation sociale; design; gestion; développement socio-économique; patrimoine graphique; marché touristique; recherche-action

$167,824

Cadrage, décadrage et recadrage dans un projet de design collaboratif et interdisciplinaire

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: De Paoli, Giovanni

Keywords: projet de design; complexité; cadrage; phase initiale; collaboration; communication; interdisciplinaire; langage commun; collaboration à distance; innovation; tic; mémoire de projet

$154,880

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Collaborative design Dear Professor Zahedi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) collaborative design connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Improving the integration of novice designers into interdisciplinary collaborative design teams" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]