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Overview of the
Undergraduate Major in HCI
Human Computer Interaction Institute
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Jason Hong
Newell Simon Hall 2504D
[email protected]
What is HCII?
Our Department’s Mission
• Understand and create technology that
harmonizes with and improves human
capabilities, goals, and social
environments through interdisciplinary
research and education in design,
computer science, and behavioral and
social sciences
What Makes HCI dynamic?
• CMU has the best Human-Computer
Interaction program in the country
• One of the few with an undergraduate major
• Cutting edge, futuristic
• Tight integration of
– Technology
– Behavioral Science
– Design
• Breadth and Depth
– The students themselves
– Our interdisciplinary faculty
Our Educational Philosophy at HCII
Take excellent students with depth in
one discipline relevant to HCI and give
them the educational opportunity to
“walk in the shoes” of the other
disciplines relevant to HCI.
This will make the students more effective
members of interdisciplinary groups in industry.
On the Philosophy…
• A second major in HCI will provide students
– Basic skills for designing and implementing
user-centered software
– Appreciation of the varied skills necessary
to make usable interactive products
– Ability to communication with specialists in
other areas
• It will not make software developers into
designers or psychologists into programmers
User Centered Design
Understand context of use
and the “problem”
Produce design solutions
Evaluate design
Implement
• Multiple iterations, with increasing realism
The Many Disciplines of HCI
Human Factors
Cognitive Psychology
Motivation
Group behavior
Color
Layout
Graphic Design
Interaction Design
Human behavior
Evaluation
• Think alouds
• Heuristic evaluation
• GOMs
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• Cognitive walk-throughs
• Surveys
• Experiments
• Statistical analysis
Design
Implementation
Flash, Director, Visual
Basic, HTML, Databases,
Java, C++, GUI toolkits.
UI architectures
HCI Curriculum
Core Courses
• Introduction to HCI Methods
– Use empirical and analytical methods to figure
out what users want, will find easy-to-use, easy
to learn, and/or fun
• Basic Interaction Design
– Translate between problem definitions and
innovative designs
• Technology core differs by prior experience
– Programming Usable Interfaces (PUI)
for non-CS majors
– Software Architecture for User Interfaces (SAUI)
for CS majors
• Project Course
Project Course Goals
• Apply HCI skills on a large project
• Work in interdisciplinary teams (3-4 people)
• Work with real clients
• Learn to write reports
• Learn to give presentations
3D Dentistry
CMU Court Reservation System
Now in use at UC!
Basis of (failed) small business!
End System Multicast
Now in use
by ESM team!
Classroom Controls
Now in use
in CMU classrooms!
Typical Week for Project
• Project meeting with client
• One or more internal project meetings
among selves
• Enrichment lectures
• Working towards artifact
– Contextual inquiry, lo-fi prototype, hi-fi
prototype, user study
• Typically 30-40 hours per team per week
Elective Courses
• Can be in any part of the university
– Business, CFA, Robotics, H&SS, Entertainment
Technologies
• Many HCI-specific courses
– Building Virtual Worlds
– Human Factors
– Intelligent Tutoring
Systems
– Predictive Cognitive
Modeling
– Rapid Prototyping of
Computer Systems
– Advanced Topics UI
Software
– Computer Supported
Cooperative Work
– Computers in
Organizations
– Speech Recognition and
Understanding
– Applied machine learning
– Introduction to Product
Design
– Dramatic Structure of
Interactive Games
Other Popular Electives Around
the University
Business
• Marketing Management
• Writing and Decision Making
• Interactive Marketing
Leveraging Technology
• Marketing Communications
and Buyer Behavior
• Introduction to
Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial Thought
and Action
• Technology
Commercialization
Workshop
• Managing Intellectual
Capital in Knowledge
Intensive Businesses
• Consulting and Conflict
Resolution
Language and
Communication
• On-line Information
Design
• Film at the Limits of
Imagination
• Writing for Multimedia
• Multimedia Authoring I
• Document Design
• Professional Writing
• Professional Speaking
Entertainment
Technology
• Game Design
• Critical Interaction
Design
Robotics
• DARPA Grand Challenge
(Red Team)
• Introduction to Mobile
Robots
More Popular Electives
Computer Science
• Technology Consulting in
the Community
• Web Application
Development
• Engineering Software
Intensive Systems
• Human Aspects of
Software Engineering
• Architectures for Software
Systems
• Computers and Security
• Artificial Intelligence
Design
• Designing Identities
• Understanding Perception
Through Design
• Design‚ Management and
Organizational Behavior
• Designing for Service
• Mapping and
Diagramming
• Color and Communication
• How Things Are Made
• Product Planning
• Sketching and Modeling
• Industrial Design
Fundamentals
• Conceptual Models
• Methodology of
Visualization
• Typographic Play
Behavioral Sciences
• Perception
• Human Information
Processing and Artificial
Intelligence
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Research Methods for
– Cognitive Psychology
– Social Psychology
– Developmental Psychology
– Learning Sciences
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Expertise
• Applications of Cognitive
Science
• Cognitive Modeling
Independent Study
• Many students do an independent study to
explore a particular area in depth
• Personalized, a negotiation between the
student and a professor
– Can be in any department, just like any other elective
– Often grows out of personal contacts after taking class
with an instructor
– I send out announcements at beginning of semester
BHCI vs MHCI Program Requirements
MHCI
BHCI
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4 Prerequisites
– Freshman-level programming
– Statistics (thru multivariate
regression)
– Design – equivalent of CDF
– Cognitive psychology
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4 Core courses
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HCI Methods (no lab)
Evaluation
Basic Interaction Design
HCI Programming (PUI/SAUI)
BHCI Project (1 semester)
2 Electives
– Freshman-level programming
– Statistics (thru multivariate
regression)
– Design – equivalent of CDF
– HCI Methods + Lab
– Interface and Interaction Design
– HCI Programming (PUI/SAUI)
– HCI Pro-seminar
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MHCI Project (2 semesters)
5 Electives (4 if also taking CDF)
Accelerated Masters Option
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Complete a masters degree in 2 semesters past BA or BS
More in-depth project course (spring + summer)
5 electives (most at Masters level)
Pro-seminar (outside lectures & meetings with visiting
HCI researchers and professionals)
Fall
Standard 2 Core
M asters
Proseminar
Accelerated
M asters
Spring
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Summer
Fall
Project II
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Project II
4 Electives
Project I
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(Undergrad
Senior Year)
Project I
Proseminar
Careers In HCI
• Undergraduates get good jobs & job offers
Degree
Median salary offer
Bachelors, HCI
$73,000
Computer
$72,000
Psychology
$40,000
Information Systems
$58,600
Communication Design
$32,000
Masters, HCI
$83,000
Recent Job Opportunities
(Since Feb 1, 2007)
(from Usability Professionals' Association)
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Siemens Medical – User interaction designer
Marriott International – Senior user researcher
Digitas – Interaction designer
PayPal – User experience researcher
The KOHL Group – User interaction designer
Tec-Ed – User Experience Project Manager & Researcher
Insight Enterprises – Customer experience manager
College Center for Library Automation – Usability analyst
Google – User researcher
Lands End – User interface designer
Amazon – User interface designer
Electronic Arts – Interface designer
Travelocity – Information architect
Microsoft – Human factors/Interaction designer
Whirlpool – Voice user interface designer
GE Healthcare – User interface/graphic designer
Verizon – User experience manager
Companies Where B/MHCI
Alumni Work
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Adobe
Aduna
Agitar Software
Allstate Insurance
Amazon.Com
Apple
Autodesk
Boeing
Brulant
Carnegie Mellon
Citadel Investment
Citrix Systems
Colorado State
University
Cook Vascular
Corel
Doubleclick
The Wall Street Journal
Online
Duda Paine Architects
Electronic Arts
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Endeca Technologies
Friendfeed
Frog Design
General Dynamics
Google
Guidewire Software
Hewlett-Packard
Hillcrest Labs
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Honeywell Labs
Humancentric
IBM
Intel
Johnson Controls
Keane Federal Systems, Inc.
Linden Lab
Linkedin
Logical Design Solutions
Microsoft
Motorola
NASA
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Oracle Corp
Pitney Bowes
Pixar
Qualcomm
Ricoh Americas
Sapient
Scholastic
Soar Technology
SRI International
T-Mobile
Tellme Networks
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The University Of Pittsburgh
University Of Michigan
UPMC
Verizon
Wellspring Worldwide, A
Company I Co-Founded Before
Hcii
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Zeta Associates
Zühlke Engineering
Plus ~15% have started their own companies
Admission to the Major
• 25 Students / Graduating Year
• Applications due by Friday, March 21, 2008
• Follow instructions on the website
– Statement of purpose – Why is HCI for you?
– Proposed course schedule
– Letter of reference (optional)
– www.hcii.cmu.edu/Academics/Undergrad/applying/applying.html
• Decisions announced by Registration Week
• Criteria
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QPA (threshold  3.0+)
Diversity & courses taken
Relevance and clarity in statement of purpose
Viable plan for completing major
Available Slots
More Information
Jason Hong
NSH 2504D
(Temporary) Director of Undergraduate Program
[email protected]
412 268 1251
Robert Kraut
Director of Undergraduate Program
NSH 3515
[email protected]
412 268-7694
Nicole Willis
Program Coordinator
300 S. Craig Street Room 229
[email protected]
412.268-7971