Dave, Is it really that different in large corporations and even design firms working with remote clients? We're not talking about BFA programs / inexperienced designers but graduate design education for folks already working in the field (hence "executive"), which is a different niche / demographic. How much more studio experience do these professionals really need? If schools are supposed to train their students for what goes on in the real world (and think at a higher level for grad programs), I'd argue that the executive mba model of distance education with face to face meetings is far more representative in terms of processes / methodology EVEN for design, but I could be wrong.
Phil ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:21:32 PM Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why are there no I'll be more blunt. B/c design is not business and the pedigogy requires different methods to do it right: I.e. Studio. To get the biz connection the better design programs have strong connections to the corporate world and corporations will sponsor classes or a set of classes. Here at SCAD we have relationships with Gulfstream, Coke, JCB, kicker Audio, and a slew of others. The work I've seen come out of these classes has been amazing. I'm doing 2 sponsored classes next quarter and I'm really excited about it. There is a Design Mngt. Degree at Pratt which has some Executive MBA like structures to it. I know that CCA has an interesting program as well, but I don't know the structure. SCAD's design mngt. Program is full time. - dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39218 ________________________________________________________________ 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
