Positioning HCI within an ILS program Presented by Barbara 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 School MSIS + MBA School of Nursing MSIS + MSN MSLS + MSN School of Public Health MSIS + MHA MSLS + MHA NC State Dept. of Public History MSIS + MA in Public History MSLS + MA in Public History
HCI in the UNC SILS MS Curriculum (16 courses) Core Requirements Info Retrieval Info Organization Manage- ment Systems Analysis Human Info Interactions Electives User Interface Design Seminar in HCI Capstone Requirements Research Methods Masters’ Thesis Database Systems Advanced Database Web Databases
A Typical Program of Study Semester 1: Systems analysis* Information organization* Internet applications Introduction to programming Semester 3: Management* Seminar in HCI Web programming I Research methods* Semester 2: Information retrieval* Human information interactions* Database systems User interface design Semester 4: Advanced internet applications Web programming II Distributed systems Masters’ thesis* * Required course
User Interface Design 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 Project User analysis Task analysis Design decisions, documented Prototype with documentation Usability inspection Of a classmate’s design project Usability testing Study proposal
User Interface Design: “Show and Tell” Student-led discussions of artifacts
Seminar in HCI 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 systems Emphasis on IR and database systems Types of organizations/contexts Not focused on corporations Emphasis on libraries for MSLS students Accreditation requirements ALA, not AACSB
SILS at UNC ils.unc.edu User Interface Design, Spring home.S03.htm HCI Seminar, Fall ml Web sites of interest