[IxDA Discuss] Undergraduate Interaction degree

[mark schraad]

Kevin,

I think at present there is an implied 'interaction' focus to a  
design research because that is where most of the design research is  
focused. Granted all design could benefit from research, but some  
areas like graphics, tend to be stuck in a craft approach rather than  
one of problem solving. Ideally, there would be an interaction degree  
that focuses on just that, interactions. My undergrad degree was in  
design theory, which focused on methods and approaches to design with  
some applied work. I think there is room for a 'design thinking'  
masters that combines elements of design research, deeper methods  
than most core programs offer, and design management content. This  
would be a good approach for schools with smaller faculty and those  
that lack the pedigree of a CMU, Stanford or IIT. It's not too far  
off from where IIT/ID is, but they call these out as discrete  
disciplines.

Mark


On Mar 1, 2008, at 9:20 AM, Kevin Conlon wrote:

> On it%u2019s surface, the title, Design Research, doesn't personally
> work for me; it's missing the "interaction" part that really says
> what the design research is about.  Beyond the title, the degree as
> is more about the use of art and design and their relationship to
> art.  There%u2019s nothing wrong with that per se, but again, with no
> real substance on the interaction beyond your ethnographic studies,
> such as HCI or any of the other usability-related areas included,
> along with the ethnographic work, I'd think that you'd be better
> served by moving on to a graduate program that picks up on what
> you're undergraduate program seems to be deficient in before you
> moved into IxD.
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