Positioning HCI within an ILS program

Presented byBarbara M. Wildemuth

Information & Library Science

Content

TechnologyPeople

Programs at UNC

BS, Information Science (2002-present)

MS, Information Science (1987-present)

MS, Library Science (1931-present)

PhD (1977-present)

Dual Degree Programs at UNC

Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMSIS + MBA

School of NursingMSIS + MSNMSLS + MSN

School of Public HealthMSIS + MHAMSLS + MHA

NC State Dept. of Public HistoryMSIS + MA in Public HistoryMSLS + MA in Public History

HCI in the UNC SILSMS Curriculum (16

courses)CoreRequirements

InfoRetrieval

InfoOrganization

Manage-ment

SystemsAnalysis

Human InfoInteractions

Electives

UserInterfaceDesign

Seminar in HCI

CapstoneRequirements

ResearchMethods

Masters’Thesis

DatabaseSystems

AdvancedDatabase

WebDatabases

A Typical Program of Study

Semester 1:Systems analysis*Information organization*Internet applicationsIntroduction to programming

Semester 3:Management*Seminar in HCIWeb programming IResearch methods*

Semester 2:Information retrieval*Human information interactions*Database systemsUser interface design

Semester 4:Advanced internet applicationsWeb programming IIDistributed systemsMasters’ thesis*

* Required course

User Interface Designwww.ils.unc.edu/classes/inls257_sp03/257-home.S03.htm

• Introduction (1 week)

• Humans as system users

(2 weeks)

• Task analysis and description

(2.5 weeks)

• Developing a design (1 week)

• Specifying the design in a prototype (3.5 weeks)Includes prototype demos

• Evaluating the design (4 weeks)Usability inspection

Usability testing

User Interface Design:Assignments

• Design ProjectUser analysisTask analysisDesign decisions, documentedPrototype with documentation

• Usability inspectionOf a classmate’s design project

• Usability testingStudy proposal

User Interface Design:“Show and Tell”

Student-led discussions of artifacts

Seminar in HCIwww.ils.unc.edu/~march/courses/357_f02/syllabus.html

• Information interaction perspective

• The problem of information seeking

• The AgileViews framework

• Representations and mechanisms (4 weeks)

• Usability and universal access

• Physiological data collection: eye tracking & biometrics

• Interaction trends

How is it different in ILS?

•Types of systemsEmphasis on IR and database systems

•Types of organizations/contextsNot focused on corporationsEmphasis on libraries for MSLS students

•Accreditation requirementsALA, not AACSB

SILS at UNCils.unc.edu

User Interface Design, Spring 2003

www.ils.unc.edu/classes/inls257_sp03/257-home.S03.htm

HCI Seminar, Fall 2002

www.ils.unc.edu/~march/courses/357_f02/syllabus.html

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