Dear Johann,
I could not wait to ask more questions :)
As you also know, there are many different approaches to PhD level education across the world. There can even be considerable variations within the same nation. That said, I am curious to know about how you dealt with students who did not come from your system. Example: There are many 3-year excellent studio based design programs, with no emphasis on research. And some students continue with two more years of non-research based, mostly applied MA programs (I am not getting into the thorny issue of practice-led PhDs here). And some of these students, further along the road, decide to pursue non-practice led PhDs. How did you deal with these kinds of students when they came to your PhD program, since most of them lack the necessary research/writing skills that you are talking about. Obviously I am making a hypothetical case here.
Most of the PhD level research methods are natural continuation of more basic stuff, stuff that you learn through your undergrad and master's. But even if you divide PhD level stuff into smaller more digestible chunks, you need to cover the basics first and then build on top these. By the time most programs are done with the basics, you simply run out of credits/time. How did you manage to simultaneously teach the basics and the PhD level issues in your undergraduate level?
And please don't get me wrong, I am not trying to be critical or anything, just very curious about the particularities of your system.
Warm wishes,
Ali
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