Mark,
I cannot speak for undergraduate research but I can comment on masterıs and
PhD level research in the College of Design.
At the masterıs level (non-professional programs), the College of Design
expects the following qualities:
* The research is an investigation into some aspect of the designing;
* The investigation serves to demystify the designing;
* The investigation process should therefore create new knowledge;
* Appropriate research methods are applied in the most rigorous way; and
* The research culminates in a written thesis (five-chapter variety).
Research in the PhD follows a pattern similar to the masterıs degree.
However,
* There is an expectation of greater breadth and/or depth compared to the
masterıs thesis; and
* There is also an expectation of interdisciplinarity, that is, PhD students
must engage across the disciplines within and without the College.
Both the masterıs and PhD degrees are governed by the same rules and
regulations for all graduate degrees at ASU, e.g., admission requirements,
TOFEL scores, GRE scores, etc. In fact, a graduate student needs to be
admitted to the university before being admitted to a college.
I hope that this info helps.
Jacques Giard, PhD
Director and Professor
Cross-College Programs
BA/MSD/PhD
College of Design
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-2105
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F 480.965.9656
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On 4/9/07 11:54 AM, "Dr. Mark Breitenberg" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I know this is an often discussed issue, but I would very much appreciate
> your thoughts on the distinctions among undergraduate, master's and PhD
> level research. This may include the kind of research, the forms of its
> publication, and the audiences for whom it is done.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark Breitenberg
> Dean of Undergraduate Education
> Art Center College of Design
>
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