Ken,
On Sep 28, 2014, at 2:17 PM, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The short argument is that the full model of the PhD program teaches research skills, research methods, and compare ative research methodology, along with giving students a foundation in appropriate areas that will be vital to a full research career. In contrast, many of the 3-year PhD programs teach only those research skills needed for the specific research project that a student hopes to complete within the program.
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> I saw that many people did not have the basic skills that authors such as Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre (2004: 6-7) identify as essential for completing a doctoral degree.
> In this respect, I am specifically writing about PhD graduates in art and design. This is not the case in other fields where laboratory traditions and seminar traditions are in place, along with cohorts of experienced supervisors.
Rugg and Petre list "Knowledge of the main research methods used in your discipline. . ." How much do you think the appearance of a problem with too-narrow research capabilities for design( when compared to, say, traditional laboratory sciences) is due to the less-narrow range of choices for research approaches available to those with firm "laboratory traditions"?
(As an isolated American, I have relatively little experience direct with folks with many folks with design PhD degrees and most researchers I know well deal in their academic specialties so that's an actual question, not a rhetorical one--in case that's not clear.)
Gunnar
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