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The Role of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in the

Information Systems (IS) Curriculum

Jinwoo Kim

HCI Lab

Yonsei University, Korea

Presented at AMCIS 2003

2003. 8. 4

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Q2+Q6: Attributes of a successful HCI courses in business schools

Focus on the usefulness dimension.

Strong ties to industry.

Multi-disciplinary collaboration.


Three pillars of HCI

Understanding human beings

Utilizing computer systems

OptimalUser Experience


Related backgrounds of HCI

Psychology and Sociology

Computer science

OptimalUser Experience


Example syllabus for the Usefulness Focus Internet Business

Undergraduate flagship class since 1996. Business model => system design

Class schedule Part 1: Introduction

Week1: Introduction to Internet business Week2: Introduction to HCI

Part 2: Business model Week3: Basics of business model Week4: Internet business strategies Week5: Internet marketing Week6: Market research Week7: Business proposal

Part 3: HCI of Internet Business Week8: Information design Week9: Interaction design Week10: Navigation design Week 11: Representation design

Part 4: Testing and implementation Week 12: Payment system implementation Week 13: Security system implementation Week 14: Usability testing


Strong ties to Industry Guest speakers series

Every month with industry experts

Open to public

Industry to classroom Industry people can participate in the class activities

Extension towards industry

Classroom to industryStudents can carry their works to industry


Example syllabus for industry focus

Digital contents Planning and designing of digital contents Undergraduate class

Industry focused syllabus Guest speakers

Vice president of #1 community portals in Korea Director of #1 mobile Internet company HCI director of #1 game portals

Open to public A leading electronic company provide a wireless PDA to every students for free. They learn how people accept the new devices.

Extended to industry Final Presentation

Design of a new digital contents Committee members

• CEO of digital contents company• Venture capitalists• Intellectual property lawyers• Mobile Internet service providers• Electronics company

Funding possibilities Corporate sponsors Venture capitalists


Multi-disciplinary collaboration

HCI Lab at Yonsei University

Student backgrounds 1/3: business major 1/3: cognitive science major 1/3: graphic design major

Cognitive Science Program at Yonsei University http://cogsci.yonsei.ac.kr

Philosophy, linguistics, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, emotional science, cognitive engineering, system engineering

HCI Lab. @ Yonsei University, Seoul, Koreahttp://hci.yonsei.ac.kr


Example syllabus for multidisciplinary collaboration

HCI and Aesthetics in WWW Graduate level class for master students Joint class with two universities

Art department + Business School

Syllabus Introduction

Week 1: Introduction Week 2: Hypermedia and WWW

HCI Week 3: Theory of HCI Week 4: Design process of HCI Week 5: Direct Manipulation Week 6: Menu selection Week 7: Testing

Visual design Week 9: Principles of visual design Week 10: color design for the web Week 11: Visual style & Identity Week 12: Metaphor & Narrative Week 13: Icons & imagery Week 14: Typography on the web


Q3: HCI Courses at Yonsei University

Undergraduate (Optional, Upper Division)Internet businessDigital contentsIntroduction to Human Computer InteractionUsability testing

Graduate (Optional)Introduction to Human Computer InteractionUsability engineeringInteraction design

PhD (Optional)HCI Seminar (I, II, III)HCI research methodology (I, II, III)


Q4: HCI class integrated into existing MIS course

System analysis design For undergraduate students Replace traditional system analysis and design class

Syllabus Part 1: introduction

Week 1: Introduction to interactive system Week 2: Problem definition Week 3: Interactive system development process

Part 2: Evaluation Week 4: Analytic evaluation Week 5: Empirical evaluation

Part 3: Analysis Week 6: User analysis Week 7: User analysis methods Week 8: Task analysis Week 9: Context analysis

Part 4: Design Week 10: Information design Week 11: Interaction design Week 12: Navigation design Week 13: Representation design

Week 14: Project presentation


Q5: Topical coverage of an HCI course

Introduction to HCI A flagship class for

undergraduates

Syllabus Part 1: Introduction

Week 1: User Experience

Part 2: Background Week 2: Understanding Human Week 3: Understanding System Week 4: Understanding Interaction

Part 3: Principles Week 5: Mental model: basis for useful

systems Week 6: Usability: basis for usable

systems Week 7: Affect: basis for aesthetic

systems

Part 4: Evaluation Week 8: analytic evaluation Week 9: empirical evaluation

Part 5: Analysis Week 10: analysis of users Week 11: analysis of tasks Week 12: analysis of contexts

Part 6: Design Week 13: metaphor design Week 14: structure design Week 15: navigation design Week 16: representation design

Pedagogical approach Class project Assignment Web resources


Q1: HCI fit in today’s model curricula for MIS?

Does it have to?

MIS and HCI Common interests in analysis and design of useful interactive system.

Different focuses Information economics for MIS Aesthetic design for HCI

Position of MIS to HCIRegard HCI as a distinctively different area of research

HCI major?

Open minded There is nothing like “genuine HCI” vs. “faked HCI”.

Get help Do not try to do it all by yourself.

Do not be confined in the ivory tower.


Thank you! For more information

HCI Lab at Yonsei University http://hci.yonsei.ac.kr

Jinwoo Kim [email protected]

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