On Dec 13, 2007, at 8:24 AM, David Malouf wrote: > Jack, is this a design degree or a research degree? A design degree is > about craft. Craft is about making.
A design degree. Yes, certainly it is about making. I did not say that she wasn't making anything. I would expect a prototype. > At the masters level you have to make something. > > This is very different from a deployable and production ready system. This is exactly my point. She has the capability to create a semi- functional prototype. She could create a video similar to the one Adaptive Path recently produced for the Charmr. There are many possible artifacts that can be created as part of her project. But, she should not be expected, as a requirement to graduate, to put it into production. Jack Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com In our society, the scarce factor is not information, it is time to attend to information. - Herb Simon ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ 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
