This direction makes sense to me. It would ensure that new IxD's have a T-shaped background, and would also defer medium agnosticism until the students are presumably mature enough to fully immerse themselves in it.
(Having come to the field via the 2 degree route, though, I may be somewhat biased. :)) Dmitry On 6/22/08, David Malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe "major" doesn't make sense for IxD at the undergrad level. The > reason I'm swaying this direction for the point of argumentation here > is that I do believe that the medium agnostic philosophy of IxD makes > it very difficult to market to the younger crowd. The "thing" is well > the thing, so having concentrations in IxD for interactive, for > software product, for industrial design, for architecture (etc.) might > be a better tact and then for the really invested the masters degree > might work, no? > > I think that this might speak to Andrei a bit more than some of the > others who have been discussing this sort of thing so far on the list. > > -- dave > > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Dmitry Nekrasovski > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave, you're absolutely correct regarding the 6 year med school > > programs (as well as e.g. combined bachelors/MBA programs). Same for > > the architecture programs as mentioned by Christine. A motivated high > > school senior will have no problem making that commitment. > > > > The difference is the perceived value of of the hypothetical IxD > > degree. For the purpose of the comparison, it's useful to put yourself > > in the shoes of the target audience - obviously, to an enthusiastic > > and successful IxD practitioner, the value is quite clear. > > > > In the eyes of a high school senior, the 6 year med school program or > > the 5 year architecture program would lead them to a career in a field > > that is prestigious, well-publicized, and well-compensated. > > > > The student's parents and other adult figures, who may well be > > involved in the decision making process, may also note that these > > fields are regulated (hence fewer worries about outsourcing) and the > > demand is not cyclical (hence fewer worries about a dot-com crash > > repeat). > > > > IxD, by contrast, is not generally known to be any of the above - or, > > to be more precise, is just not generally known about, period. So I > > agree with Jeff's point about the importance of high school outreach, > > and would extend it to outreach to society in general. Only with a > > greater level of public awareness about our profession do I see 4+ > > year IxD programs becoming viable. > > > > Dmitry > > > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 7:40 PM, dave malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> dmitry, a common degree in the US is the 6yr. med program. Many > >> students enter undergrad "knowing" they want to be doctors. Why not > >> IxD's? If I can get an MD in 6 yrs (including summers I think), why > >> not a Masters of IxD in 5 years including some intensive work (or > >> required internships) during summers? > > > > > > -- > David Malouf > http://synapticburn.com/ > http://ixda.org/ > http://motorola.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 > ________________________________________________________________ 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
