On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:16:03, Eirik Midttun wrote:
> I'll just introduce my own background so you know where I stand: I
> have a Master's Degree in Networks and Telecommunications which
> mixes CS and EE. I started my career in embedded development, and I
> now do GUI design and Project Management
Two years ago, I was in a similar position as Eirik. I started my
career in web development than transitioned to consumer electronic
GUIs. I never had any formal design degree other than learning
through books and applying it as I go. However, one thing I realized
is that I didn't possess the prope
On 18 Feb 2009, at 00:50, Eirik Midttun wrote:
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Catch-up classes isn't a problem for me, but I don't see that
presented as an option.
[snip]
Could well be worth asking even if there's nothing obvious presented.
In the dim and distant past when I was in academia folk were more than
wi
If you all can stand a bit of sw dev talk, here is an excerpt from
Embedded Muse, a newsletter for embedded programming. The topic CS
education and embedded software:
"It's certainly true that universities could do more to teach good
software design and process (or even good coding practices for t
Erik,
One option is to do a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction, which has
slightly more emphasis in psychology, with a sprinkling of design,
anthropology, systems thinking, etc.
I'm currently enrolled as a Masters student at University College
London for their Human-Computer Interaction with Er
Thanks for your reply Dave!
I'm not really sure what to assume about my background. I have
looked at some programs and the relevance of my degree seems to span
from "I'm already there" and "I don't know anything", and in
between I haven't found much. For me the obvious choice is to seek
out the tr
I think there are 2 things.
1) you are missing something. You are assuming that your masters in
science gave you everything you need to be ready to take on a masters
in design (IxD or otherwise). There are core elements of design that
you probably never learned formally that are hard to take on
inf
I'll just introduce my own background so you know where I stand: I
have a Master's Degree in Networks and Telecommunications which
mixes CS and EE. I started my career in embedded development, and I
now do GUI design and Project Management. I do self-studies on
Interaction Design and try to impleme
