CALL FOR PAPERS/2nd Announcement
The 4th Doctoral Education in Design conference (4 DED) will be hosted by the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona from June 25 to 28, 2005.

Under the theme, From Master to Doctorate: The Challenges of Transition, the conference will encourage the discussion that surrounds the recent shift in design education from the master's degree as the terminal degree to a situation in which the doctorate is becoming the accepted qualification. Under this banner, the following sub-topics could serve as areas for discussion and exploration:

        *               The interrelationship between graduate education and industry;
        *               Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary models of graduate education;
        *               Collaborative initiatives in graduate education;
        *               Alternative models in graduate education; and
        *               Design education that is occurring outside the normal territory of design.

Papers on these or related topics in graduate design education are sought for presentation at the 4 DED. Papers from PhD students and other atypical sources are of particular interest. We also welcome case studies of successful doctoral education, examples of best practice in education, teaching, learning, supervision and successful programs and/or initiatives. The emphasis should be on practical advice about elements of doctoral education that appear to be successful.

Abstract requirements:
Initial submission should take the form of a 300-word abstract, including the title (and subtitle if applicable), authors and affiliations. The abstract should include the nature of the research, the methods used, and the main findings. Submissions should be made through the abstract submission form found on the 4 DED web site (http://4ded.caed.asu.edu/).

Refereeing of Papers:
Selection of papers for presentation will be a two-stage process. Firstly, all abstracts will be reviewed; authors selected will be invited to submit full papers for a further review process. In both cases, abstracts and papers will be blind reviewed by an international panel of experts in the field of doctoral education in design.

Key dates:
Deadline for abstract: January 10, 2005
Notification of accepted papers: February 7, 2005
Deadline for full papers: April 29, 2005

Contact:
For further information, please contact Jacques Giard at [log in to unmask]