Directed to:

* Heads of Art & Design departments

* IT specialists in Art & Design

* Lecturing staff in Art & Design

Of interest to:

* Senior managers within HEIs

* IT specialists within HEIs

* Advisors and decision makers within Higher Education

Author

Colin Beardon (University of Plymouth)

Support

This study has been supported by the JISC Advisory Group on Computer Graphics (AGOCG). While the author has made every attempt to represent the views of the people interviewed, any errors or omissions are his sole responsibility.

Acknowledgements

This report would not have been possible without the positive contributions of many people who agreed to be interviewed and to contribute comments on earlier drafts. In particular, the author wishes to thank people from the following organisations:

Contents

0 Executive Summary

1 Preliminaries

2 Changing contexts

3 Empirical Findings

4 Strategic Issues in Art & Design Units

Appendix 1 Summary of recommendations