Re: [IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-23 Thread J. A. Fitzpatrick
Hi, I graduated from the Berkeley program in 02. I had a terrific experience, and I've been able to successfully pursue my career interest (interaction design) with the MIMS degree as a foundation. It is also a highly interdisciplinary program, which can be shaped according to the interests of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-21 Thread Evan Meagher
How does SVA's interaction design program compare to Berkeley's or Carnegie Mellon's? I've heard more about it than either of these two, to be honest. http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-21 Thread george . hayes
Januus, I was actually looking at the HCII program as well. It looks great, but the time period of one year for the degree seemed pretty intense, especially after not being in school for a couple of years. What did you think of this, and how did you feel the IxD program interacted with HCII. I was

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-21 Thread Jaanus Kase
George %u2014 yes, the HCII program is intense, running for 12 months in a row. I had also been out of school for many years, but the HCII is very project-based, and having a professional background helps. This is a professional, not an academic program, so you don't need to walk in with a lot of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-21 Thread j. eric townsend
The first question is, What do you want to do after you graduate?. If you have a good idea as to the answer, compare what people from these programs end up doing. I have a lot of respect for the students in the IxD program at CMU and have learned a *lot* taking classes with them. However, I

[IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-20 Thread george Hayes
I'm considering two different options in grad schools right now. I'm currently a User Experience Designer working mostly in research (discoveries and analytics), usability testing, information architecture and wireframing for websites and web based applications. I'm interested in developing mobile

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Berkeley\'s MIMS vs Carnegie Mellon\'s MDes in IxD

2009-03-20 Thread George Hayes
I'm considering two different options in grad schools right now. I'm currently a User Experience Designer working mostly in research (discoveries and analytics), usability testing, information architecture and wireframing for websites and web based applications. I'm interested in developing