Re: multimedia degree at UTS

Iain Sinclair ((no email))
Tue, 20 Feb 1996 16:42:06 +1100 (EST)

> *growl* ... I tried to ignore-it-and-hope-it-goes-away, but it didn't...
>
> YOU ARROGANT BASTARD (yes, that was a deliberate flame).

In response to deliberate flamebait - nobody is getting anywhere,
because that's how on-line discussion goes with mutually opposed
and entrenched viewpoints. Loss of signal, usually leading
to complete heat death.

To reintroduce some perspective, this started when Jimmy commented
on a proposal for enhancing the design content of a computing degree;
I then added my 2.9 seconds' worth. Jimmy and I are both largely
post-UTS people who work in multimedia-related industries, so
our comments may have some relevance. And as the first UTS CS grad to
have Design subjects accredited to my degree, I feel that for those
still in university and aiming for these industries, it can be
handy to know the state of play.

If you believe that universities always provide adequate preparation for
life in the non-government funded world, or that all knowledge must
be institutionalised, or that higher education need not be accountable
to its funders, then you will find the idea of advice from the private
sector repugnant, offensive and highly flameworthy.

Of course I believe that universities have a role to play, but
there are few instances in the last couple of decades of where
universities have significantly contributed to the development of
either computing or (graphic) design in everyday practice - with
some notable, if largely accidental, exceptions.
If you want to prepare yourself for everyday practice in computing
or design, these are issues you should consider.

--
 I.S.