Abstract
What is communication design? This new field of studies looks at issues of communication, considering the people involved, and the environment, and proposes practical solutions to overcome obstacles to communication. The factors preventing discourse are not reduced to individual's characters and faculties; communication design examines all factors involved in communication, in order to determine constants, and propose various ways to improve communication. This course introduces the possibilities of this new field of studies, referring to examples of its application in teaching at Osaka University.
