"To Phd or not to Phd ? : How to improve research based art practice"

Like scientists, artists are engaged in research activities. However research is carried out in different ways when comparing artists to scientists. During the last 20 years, a number of academic institutions have created PhDs in Art as well as a Practice Based Research Degrees. For a thorough report on this question, please refer to the one written by Professor Stuart Lain, University of Brighton (http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/research/euindia/knowledgebase/brightonpg/laing.htm).We would like to invite Yasminers to discuss the broader question of how research education in art should be designed today. Respodents will
include: Dr.Ken Friedman, PhD in Design Norwegian School of Management Dr. Kristina Niedderer. Silversmith and designer as well as an expert on the relation between arts practice and research training. Her current research focuses on experiential knowledge. Dr. Deirdre Barron from Swinburne University research coordinator at Swinburne University Faculty of Design. She is currently writing a book on doctoral education in design, and together with her research group, she is doing a massive review of the literature to date. Dr.John Zimmerman, School of Design Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Basak Senova, School of Communication, Kadir Has University This discussion is part of the program of the Leonardo Education Forum in cooperation with the YASMIN Network. Further information on the Leonardo Eduation Forum ( open to educators and students) is available at: http://artsci.ucla.edu/LEF/

Leonardo, co sponsor of YASMIN, announces : PHD OR NOT TO PHD ?
Forthcoming: Dates : 3rd March 2008 14th March 2008
To join the discussion register at : http://www.media.uoa.gr/yasmin
Moderator : Oguzhan Ozcan, Director of PhD in Art and Design at
Istanbul Yildiz Technical University. http://oguzhan.ozcan.info .
http://interaktif.tasarim.okulu.info and YASMIN corresponding editor.
Respondents will include: Ken Friedman, Kristina Niedderer, Deirdre
Barron, John Zimmerman, Basak Senova. All interested persons are invited
to participate.
Dates : 3rd March 2008 14th March 2008