So You Want to be an Interaction Designer
http://www.cooper.com/newsletters/2001_06/so_you_want_to_be_an_interaction_designer.htm

Reimann, Robert
Cooper Interaction Design
2001

Abstract:

We get a lot of email from students and usability professionals asking how one goes about becoming an interaction designer, and what background one needs to get into the field. What are good interaction design programs? What real-world skills and experience are required? What, exactly, do interaction designers do on a day-to-day basis?