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Gloria Here at Ulster we teach all comers on the MSc Computing and Creative Technologies. The best students we have seen come through have come from the psychology undergraduate programmes. It is interesting in that those we teach have come traditionally from 1/ computing science background or 2/ graphic/product design background...and even within these two disciplines we find the mindsets to be opposite with right brain v left brain problem solving. The psychologists however tend to 'swing' merely finding the most suitable way forward. Robin -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Gomez <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:25:39 +0100 Subject: Designers teaching non-designers Hello everyone, I would like to ask the members of this list, if anyone knows of designers teaching people in other disciplines (or non-designers) how to use design skills and methods to inform their own work? I know of economists, lawyers, psychologists, educationalists, etc enrolling in Masters or PhDs in Design. Also I know of designers teaching in HCI programs part of Computer Science departments. But, what I would like to know is if there are designers teaching professionals of more traditional disciplines. For instance, designers (with design- degrees) teaching design topics in a Department of Psychology or Education, or Law School. Have we made this leap yet? Cheers, Gloria --- Gloria Gomez Design Researcher, Interaction Designer, Concept Mapping Instructor Doctoral Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology http://www.gloriagomez.com Robin Hodge MA, BA(Hons), PG Dip (Media), FAETC, MIDI, FRSA Programme Director Master of Design and Communication Lecturer, Graphic Design Centre for Creative and Performing Arts School of Creative Arts Faculty of Arts University of Ulster at Magee T +00 44 (0) 28 7137 5572 (L/Derry) E [log in to unmask]