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HCI @ NJITMichael Bieber

New Jersey Institute of Technologyhttp://is.njit.edu/academics/specialties/hci/

May 2009

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Overview• Why NJIT?• HCI focus at NJIT• Undergrad: BS HCI• Masters: – Degrees: MS IS, MS BME, MS PTC– Grad Certificates:

Physiology & HCI, User-centered Design

• PhD: Human-Centered Computing• Research• Challenges & Call for Collaboration• Contacts

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Why NJIT?• Flexible degrees– Courses, schedule (part or full time; e-learning)

• Opportunities to work closely with faculty– Many research & industry connections

• Location– 3 subway stops from Newark Penn Station

– Close to major highways

– Renovated campus

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HCI Focus @ NJIT• Information Systems (IS)– Within pervasive computing & social networks– Human-centered computing• technical focus• analysis, design, implementation, evaluation

• Biomedical/IS – Physiological interfaces• especially for rehabilitation

• Prof & Technical Communications (PTC)– User-centered design

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Physiological-based HCI• Focus on – human physiology

– analyze, design, implement and evaluate • computing-based interaction with human physiology

• Interaction examples – video games

• to make rehabilitation interesting and challenging

– virtual or physical interaction • with motorized assistive and rehabilitation devices

– simulations for medical personnel and researchers• Prior computing experience is not required

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BS HCI• Joint program– Information Systems (NJIT)– Psychology (Rutgers Newark)

• Focus on– Graphic design– Cognitive psychology– Human-centered design– Technology implementation

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MS Degrees

MS Biomedical Engineering (MS BME)

• Core Courses (5)– Physiology, Computer Methods– Cognitive Science, HCC Research Methods– Masters Capstone Project

• Specializations (5)– Biomedical Engineering– Information Systems/Computer Science/PTC– Psychology– others being developed

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MS DegreesMS Professional & Technical Communications (MS PTC)

(full-time, part-time, e-learning)

• User-centered design & evaluation throughout• Core (6 courses): – Comm Theory, Cultural & Tech Change

– Visual Design, Online Design, Capstone ePortfolio• Electives (4 courses):

– Usability: User & Task Analysis

– Content Management & Information Architecture

– Web-based Training (and others)

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MS DegreesMS Information Systems (MSIS)

(full-time, part-time, e-learning)

• Core (6 courses): – Cognitive Psychology (*)

– Systems Analysis, Database, Networks– Management Information Systems (MIS)

• Specializations (4 courses):

– Interaction Design– Physiological-based HCI

(*) course not available through e-learning, substitute available

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Interaction Design Specialization (MSIS)

IS Electives– Multimedia Systems– Computer-mediated Communications– Pervasive Computing & HCI (*)– Design of Emergency Mgmt Systems

Professional & Tech Communications Electives– Elements of Visual Design– Usability: User & Task Analysis– Content Management & Information Architecture– Web-based Training Design

(*) course not available through e-learning

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Physiological-based HCI Specialization (MSIS)

BME Electives– Physiology– Computer Methods (MatLab)

IS Electives– Research Methods for Human-Centered Computing & Design– Multimedia Systems– Pervasive computing & HCI (*)

Joint Electives– Masters Capstone Project

(*) course not available through e-learning

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Graduate Certificates• 4 course certificates– Same courses as MS programs

– Can continue into several MS programs

– full-time, part-time, e-learning

Graduate Certificates• Physiology & HCI• Technical Communications Essentials

(User Centered Design)

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Ph.D. in Information Systems• Specialization in Human-Centered Computing– Collaboration with IS, PTC, BME

– 4 years full-time, part-time longer

– Collaborative Ph.D. option• in cooperation with employer

– Focus on publishing and grants

• Career paths – Research-oriented faculty

– Corporate R&D

– Evaluation-oriented professionals

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HCI Research• Physiological/rehabilitation interfaces and activities• Emergency management systems• SmartCampus project– ubicomp, location-aware social networking

– campus-wide testbed– http://smartcampus.njit.edu/

• Interface evaluation (part of most research)• Many opportunities for collaboration– Society & technology, gaming, architecture, social

networking, many others

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HCI Researchers• Information Systems– Quentin Jones– Affiliated:

Brian Amento, Elizabeth Churchill, Steve Whittaker

• Physiological-based HCI (BME)– Sergei Adamovich, Rick Foulds, Bruno Mantilla,

Michael Recce

• User-Centered Computing (PTC)– Nancy Coppola, Norbert Elliot

• and many others with strong HCI interests

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Challenges• Awareness of HCI discipline– high-school students– Undergrads in other disciplines

• Qualified adjunct faculty• Guest speakers• Research collaborators

We welcome your thoughts, interaction & collaboration!

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Contact• BS HCI, MS IS, Ph.D– Michael Bieber - bieber@njit.edu– http://is.njit.edu -- is@njit.edu

• MS BME– Rick Foulds - foulds@njit.edu– http://biomedical.njit.edu/

• MS PTC– Nancy Coppola - coppola@njit.edu– http://msptc.njit.edu/

• Graduate Certificates– Ellen Lieberman - ellen.lieberman@njit.edu– http://adultlearner.njit.edu/programs/

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HCI @ NJIT• Why NJIT?• HCI focus at NJIT• Undergrad: BS HCI• Masters: – Degrees: MS IS, MS BME, MS PTC– Grad Certificates: Biomedical Interaction, UC Design

• PhD: Human-Centered Computing• Research & Researchers• Challenges & Call for Collaboration