Dear Tim, Charles, Ken, and Colleagues
In this conversation re PhD in Design, the onus seems to be put on the sole
shoulders of supervisors, and to a limited extend to the supervised who,
thus far, don't "push and fight for it" (quality of supervision?) hard
enough.
But what about the teaching institutions, which elaborate programs, hire
supervisors, and admit students? And what about the responsibility of the
taxpayer who, through elected politicians, commissions those institutions
to train experts in Design that the society needs?
By the way, this a follow-up to my interrogation a while ago, in October
2011, when I asked what was the rationale to host vocational training
within universities. I didn't get many satisfactory answers by then!
P.S. Ken, wouldn't this be another useful and timely topic for a PhD (in
Design History)?
Regards
Francois
Montreal
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