Yesterday I went to the student showcase at the masters of digital media program, a graduate degree in digital media put on by Vancouver’s major post-secondary institutions. Unfortunately I had to leave early, but I was impressed at what I saw. The centre is run by Dr. Gerri Sinclair, whom I’ve known for some time, and she’s obviously had a lot of fun putting together a program that not only teaches about digital media, but teaches worthwhile project techniques such as personas and agile development.
I’m curious as to what sorts of jobs the students will end up in, particularly for those who go to what one could call less cutting-edge companies, and how they will fare. The program is still new, but I think it has the potential to do a lot of good in companies, given the focus that I saw on making the technologies appeal to the ultimate users. They are running an Open House in a couple of weeks; if you’re interested in what these students are doing with digital media, that would be the place to go to check it out.
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