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HTIC-REU

HTIC-REU. Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Human Technology Interaction Center. Randa L. Shehab, PI Carmela Gottesman, Co-PI Teresa Ashford, GRA January 10, 2003. Mission of the HTIC at OU. Interdisciplinary research center

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HTIC-REU

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  1. HTIC-REU Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Human Technology Interaction Center Randa L. Shehab, PI Carmela Gottesman, Co-PI Teresa Ashford, GRA January 10, 2003

  2. Mission of the HTIC at OU • Interdisciplinary research center • psychology, computer science, industrial engineering, library information studies, education, communication, and history of science • Inquiry on the interaction of people with modern technologies • Research, teaching, and service missions • Training is a critical element of the HTIC mission • Prepare new scholars and scientists to meet the needs of the next millennium

  3. Program Overview • To provide interdisciplinary research opportunities for students interested in human-technology interaction • Recruited primarily from small, non-research based schools • 8-week program • 10 interns funded by NSF, 2 by OU • Sophomore-Seniors • $2400 stipend + housing + food

  4. Recruitment Mass Mailing Website www.ou.edu/htic/reu E-mails/phone calls to targeted schools Selection Skills GPA Letters of Recommendation Diverse majors REU Recruitment and Selection

  5. Participant Characteristics

  6. Research Activities • Faculty-Sponsored Research • 20 hrs/wk working in a faculty lab • Literature review, methodology development, data collection, data analysis • Examples: • Technology Efficacy in the Elderly: an outcome of Age or Familiarity? • Tolerance for Complexity in Web-Based Instruction

  7. Research Activities • Team Research • 10 hrs/wk working independently • 4 interns per team with 1 CS • User requirements, prototyping websites, usability evaluations • Examples: • NEDC: Usability for a Professional Web Site • IT: A Redesigned Web Portal

  8. Other Activities • Workshops • User-Centered Design, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Javascript, Research Methods, Visual Communication/Screen Design, Technical Writing, Technical Presentations • Seminars • Memory, Intelligent Robotics, Complex Skill Acquisition, Cognitive Performance of Astronauts

  9. A Typical Week

  10. Participant Comments • Good experience • Learned more than thought they would • Value of workshops depended on participants skills • Too much work at the end of the program • Have clear scope of team projects at outset • Ethics component required too much writing

  11. What Worked • Assign interns to faculty in pairs • Identify committed faculty mentors • Schedule workshops in afternoon • Post a schedule of activities • Hold weekly meetings for team guidance • Hold a research conference • Hit the ground running • Provide a meal stipend

  12. What Didn’t Work • One intern assigned to each faculty mentor • Poor definition of team projects • Lack of specific team sponsor • Required workshop attendance • Scheduled morning activities • Writing assignments for ethics workshop • OU Ambassadors • Cafeteria meal plan

  13. Suggestions for 2003 • Work with team sponsors to develop better project definition • Meet with team sponsor point-of-contact • Develop white paper describing the project • Project management workshop • Statistical analysis workshop • Assign all interns to faculty in pairs • Recruit more heavily from engineering disciplines • In-depth screening of OU applicants • Follow up with references • Direct discussion regarding level of interest

  14. HTIC Research Experience for Undergraduates 2002 REU Participants

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