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Welcome to
“Adding Human Computer
Interaction Studies into the
Informatics and Computing
Engineering Bachelor Degrees in
Latin America”
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“Sleepless
in Seattle”
Adding HCI into the BScs in Lat Am
Mario A Moreno Rocha
UTM (México)
[email protected]
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The problem
 HCI studies lag behind in
computing syllabus (not really
found in BSc syllabus)
 HCI is a necessity
• How can HCI have a more active
role in the BSc syllabus in Latin
America?
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Outline
• Define problem
• Goals expected
• Earlier work
• My experience
• Conclusions
• Q&A
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Relevance
 Because of the academic formation
of new researchers, practitioners,
designers and engineers alike, in
HCI in Latin America
 It takes time and resources
• Education is the key.
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The UTM
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Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca
Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca
120 full time lecturers researchers
Computing and Electronics BScs
Computing MSc and PhD
Research, higher education,
development.
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On professional practice
 Uneven evolution of code
development with the GUI
expected side of it
 The mistaken "friendly software"
 Usability notions barely applied.
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HCI on BSc syllabus
 Absence of HCI studies in BSc
degrees
• HCI only found in specialised,
graduate studies.
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Goals expected
 To foster communication among
researchers
 To raise awareness in the topic
• To learn from my experience at the
UTM with the Study Groups.
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Earlier work
 ACM SIGCHI Curricula
 A definitive guide for considering
the addition of HCI studies into an
university level syllabus
 http://www.acm.org/sigchi/cdg/
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SIGCHI Curricula
• It is a resource for anyone wishing
to put together either a single
course or a program in humancomputer interaction.
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Why didn’t I use it?
 I needed too much resources
which I didn’t have (time,
teachers, bibliography)
• For an immediate effort, the
objective was, back then, to raise
interest.
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What I did
 The creation of the Study Group
El nuevo Grupo de Estudio
El nuevo Grupo de Estudio
Basado en el interés común de investigar, conocer, aprender y compartir
conocimientos acerca del desarrollo de interfaces.
Las áreas que cubriremos:
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No tiene efecto en la calificación
No se obtiene ningún compromiso más que con Vds mismos
Otros beneficios a lograr
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Interacción Humano Computadora (HCI)
Desarrollo de interfaces:
 Métodos formales
 Factores a considerar
 Elaboración de interfaces
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Acceso a la Sala 5
Más tiempo de préstamo de revistas especializadas
Página de Web del Grupo de Estudio
Cuenta de correo especial
Acceso a los apuntes en mi máquina
Para la implementación de interfaces
Si estás interesado, se necesita:
a) Visual Basic
b) Visual C++
c) TCL/TKL
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La implementación de las interfaces será determinada por el software que
podamos conseguir y/o correr en las computadoras
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Interés en el tema
Disposición de asistir, obtener, analizar, compartir y discutir los conceptos
en cuestión
Por el contenido del tema, se requiere un buen nivel de conocimientos de
inglés
Tiempo para reunirnos
Deseo de mejorar habilidades de a) investigación, b) redacción y c)
elaboración de trabajos de investigación
Anotarte
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How I did it
 “Teaching Human Computer
Interaction to Programmers”
 Dr Saul Greenberg, GroupLab,
University of Calgary, Canada
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Typical content
1 Overview
2 Understanding
design
3 Designing with
the user
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4 Designing without
the user
5 Implementing
GUIs
6 The future
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Study Group requirements
• Interés en el tema
• Tiempo para
• Disposición de
reunirnos
asistir, obtener,
• Se considera
analizar, compartir y
miembro del grupo
discutir los
de estudios aquella
conceptos en
persona que asista
cuestión
regularmente
• Por el contenido del
tema, se requiere un • Anotarte.
buen nivel de
conocimientos de
inglés
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How it evolved
 Materials published on line
 Afterwards, self-organised by
students
 Weekly meetings, workshop style
 Continued for an advanced level.
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Results
 Great interest
 Better development of GUIs by
students involved in the Study
Group on further studies
 Conducted usability testing for
final software engineering projects.
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Goals achieved
 Actual consideration of HCI as part
of the syllabus in computing and
electronics BScs
 Creation of the SW Engineering
Master degree and its HCI courses
 The new usability lab
 One thesis, more to come.
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Conclusions
 Education lag of
HCI
 Its multiple
consequences
 The possible ways
in which this
problem could be
tackled
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 My experience
 Goals achieved
 The actual
consideration of
HCI becoming
part of syllabus.
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Reflections
 Not a complete, nor definitive work
 Create a precedent
 New ways to complete the syllabus
in computing and informatics
 Efforts multiplied in México.
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Wish list
 Cooperación, cooperação:
collaboration between us
 The new teachers
 Their formation
• Resources for this.
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Thank you very much
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Q&A
Mario A Moreno Rocha
UTM (México)
[email protected]
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