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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you’ve thought about getting a master’s degree to pursue a career in User Experience Design (UXD) but couldn’t find time to get to class, you’ll be happy to learn that you can now earn your degree COMPLETELY
ONLINE from Kent State University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">User Experience Design (UXD) is offered as a 36-credit-hour concentration in Kent State University’s Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program. Our graduates have gone
on to successful careers at Google, American Greetings and Progressive Insurance, among many other major companies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">UX designers engage in a variety of design activities that help produce interfaces that users enjoy using and that also help organizations meet business goals. UXD addresses the structural, informational, psychological
and emotional aspects of what makes a successful user interface, whether it's web, mobile, tablet or any other device.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Join us for a free interactive, online open house on
<b><u>Wednesday, Feb. 27</u></b><u>, at noon</u> to learn more about the degree program, course scheduling and career opportunities in this field. You’ll hear from David Robins, Ph.D., concentration coordinator, and from Rachel Von Hendrix, a current student
in the program. You’ll also be able to ask questions in real time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Register for the online open house at
<a href="http://bit.ly/UXD-27feb2013" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/UXD-27feb2013</a>. You’ll receive a link to the webinar the day before the event. The session will be recorded and posted to our website for later viewing, if you are unable to attend the live
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For more information about the UX program at Kent State, visit
<a href="http://iakm.kent.edu/user-experience-design/" target="_blank">http://iakm.kent.edu/user-experience-design/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Flo Cunningham<o:p></o:p></p>
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