[IxDA Discuss] So you want to be an IxD - education

[Adrian Chong]

All very true comments Mark but I think there are some schools that
see this problem and are trying to teach those fundamentals. I can
attest to the education at SFU Surrey as it helped prime my brain to
understand human behaviour, design methodologies, etc. Practice is a
strong part of the university but the emphasis is on the design
theory.

I feel fortunate to have gone there.

Here is a sample of their course list:
http://www.siat.sfu.ca/courses/siat-undergraduate?s=-1&p=1&l=0&k=&f=0

The students are lucky to have such an amazing facility as well.
Something the first sets of graduands didn't get to enjoy.

On 9/6/06, mark Schraad <mschraad at mac.com> wrote:
> I would contend, that 2 year junior colleges typically serve well as craft based trade schools for the design profession and can produce quality graphic artists and production (print or web) people.
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> Undergraduate programs should be focused on design fundamentals. Many undergrads leave a four year program woefully under educated in design principles, design theory and design history.
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> Graduate school, is then where a designer picks a specific discipline... whether it be graphics, industrial, interiors, interactive, architecture, design management, etc.
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> Unfortunately, few of the fine arts programs, particularly in public university systems are willing to make this move. Under graduate graphic design programs, in particular, are cash cows fo rthe universities.
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> My 2 cents worth.
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> Mark
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> On Wednesday, September 06, 2006, at 11:25AM, Adrian Chong <chongadrian at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >[Please voluntarily trim replies to include only relevant quoted material.]
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> >Good read, thanks for sharing!
> >
> >Just wanted to add an undergraduate IxD program would be at Simon
> >Fraser University's Surrey Campus in British Columbia, Canada. They
> >have an Interaction Design major in their School of Interactive Arts
> >and Technology.
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> >On 9/5/06, Gregory Petroff <greg.petroff at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> [Please voluntarily trim replies to include only relevant quoted material.]
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> >> Nice blog entry by IxDA board member Dan Safer on "So You Want to Be an
> >> Interaction Designer 2006". Worth sharing with those who don't know what we
> >> do.
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000656.php
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> >>
> >> --greg
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