Michael, It's super to hear that an IX program is getting started in the center of the country. As a Dad who's we established in Colorado, are there any plans for distance learning? If so, I would definitely be interested in your program. Thanks for pushing IxD.
Regards, Ben Vaughan On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Michael Eckersley <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear IXDA Members, > > Last January, 2008 The University of Kansas launched two new professional > graduate programs: one in Interaction Design and another in Design > Management. The programs were years in the making and are headed up by > myself, Michael Eckersley and Richard Branham, with other strong > contributing faculty. More on Richard and myself below. Beginning year two > we have 24 active graduate students between the two programs, many of them > working professionals in the Kansas City area. > > Both grad programs lead to a 31 credit hour MA degree, , with a 60 credit > MFA degree program option. Sample course titles for Interaction Design > include: Interaction Design; Design Scenarios & Simulations; Designing > Business Services & Consumer Experiences; and, Advanced Human Factors in > Design. Sample Design Management courses include: Design Management; Design > Strategies & Methods; Strategic Design Innovation; and, Branding and Design. > Most required and elective courses are taught evenings. Some courses are > video conferenced between KU campuses in Kansas City and Lawrence. > > We are actively recruiting applicants for Fall 2009, with a deadline of > April 1. Below are some links for more information. The bottom of each web > page is a downloadable pdf program description. > > Interaction Design link: www.arts.ku.edu/design/interaction > Design Management link: www.arts.ku.edu/design/management > > I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have at [email protected]. Formal > requests for application materials can be made to Professor Gina Westergard > ([email protected]), Graduate Program Director. > > Best Regards, > > Michael Eckersley, PhD > Professor, Interaction Design & Design Management > University of Kansas > [email protected] > > Principal, HumanCentered > > .................................................................................. > Richard Branham is Professor of Industrial Design at KU, working in areas of > cognitive human factors and interaction design strategies, methods and > techniques, specializing in way-finding, navigation and use models. He has > over thirty years of professional experience developing interfaces between > people and technology, and twenty-five years of teaching and research > experience. He holds BFA and MFA degrees from The University of Kansas and a > MS degree from the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology > (IIT). Branham founded the Information and Design Systems Division of > Unimark International. He founded Design Planning Group in Chicago. Major > clients have included Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, Gillette Company, > Marshall Field, J. C. Penney, New York, Volkswagen, and Westinghouse. > > Michael Eckersley leads HumanCentered (www.humancentered.net), a team of > affiliated social scientists, designers and planners. With an MFA in design > and a PhD in cognitive science, Michael served as Design Strategy Director > for Sybase in their online financial services business, and has led many > strategic design innovation engagements to consumer product, fast food, > healthcare, publishing, financial services and software companies. Clients > include: Yum!brands; Black & Decker; GMAC; Coca-Cola; St John's Mercy Health > System; 3point5.com; Banco Popular; and, Hakuhodo > > > > > Michael Eckersley, PhD | Principal > HumanCentered > [email protected] > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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
