Amen! This is what I hoped for when I said we could and should advise on we think would be good for the profession.
A couple of additions to the Dan's Grad Program: Electives: Introduction to Marketing and Branding Philosophy of Interaction Design from Heidegger to Benjamin to Bahktin Introduction to Linguistics and Semiotics Critical Theory - Formalism to Post-Structuralism Business Process Management On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Dan Saffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 22, 2008, at 5:54 AM, Adam Connor wrote: > > I think it would be great if IxDA came up with a proposed curriculum that >> could be used by schools to build new offerings in the IxD field. >> > > > As a thought experiment, here are my dream courses for undergrad and grad > (Master's): > > UNDERGRADUATE > > Year 1: > Sketching and Modeling > Introduction to Typography > Industrial Design Fundamentals > Introduction to Programming > Writing Fundamentals > > Year 2: > Intermediate Industrial Design > Intermediate Typography > Information Design and Visualization > Introduction to Cognitive Psychology > Design History > > Year 3: > Design Research > Digital Prototyping > Physical Computing > Design Theory > Interface Design > > Year 4: > Senior Project > Studio: Projects with New Technology > Advanced Topics (CD, ID, CS, Psychology, Anthropology) > Current Topics in IxD > Documenting Systems > > Ideally, there would be a mix of humanities classes in here as well. > > > GRADUATE > > Year 1: > Refresher Courses (sampler as per undergrad courses) > Design Theory > Design Strategy > Design Research Analysis > Business Fundamentals > > Year 2: > Master's Thesis > Master's Project > Design Management > Advanced Topics (CD, ID, CS, Psychology, Anthropology) > Current Topics in IxD > > > > What's your list? > > Dan > > > > > Dan Saffer, M.Des., IDSA > Experience Design Director, Adaptive Path > http://www.adaptivepath.com > http://www.odannyboy.com > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] twitter: https://twitter.com/semanticwill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
