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Master’s in HCI, Georgia Tech. Amanda Nance nance@cc.gatech.edu. Program, Students. Atlanta, GA Housed in College of Computing 20-25 new students each fall, mostly full time About half come straight from undergrad Male/female ratio approx. 50/50. Students.
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Master’s in HCI, Georgia Tech Amanda Nance nance@cc.gatech.edu
Program, Students • Atlanta, GA • Housed in College of Computing • 20-25 new students each fall, mostly full time • About half come straight from undergrad • Male/female ratio approx. 50/50
Students • GRE scores competitive with other GT grad programs, though other entrance requirements differ • Students from variety of backgrounds • Most students funded or have part-time employment
Philosophy • Interdisciplinary - no HCI-only classes • Depth through specialization • Breadth through electives • Very collaborative
Requirements - 36 hrs • Typically four semesters • Core - 9 hrs • Research Design • Engineering Psychology (Human Factors) • Introduction to HCI • Specialization - 11 hrs • Flexible Core (Electives) - 12 hrs • Mostly from outside your specialty • Master’s Project - 4 hrs
Sample Courses • Computing • Augmented Reality • Video Game Design • Educational Technology • Design of Responsive Spaces • Information Visualization • Ubiquitous Computing
Sample Courses • Psychology • Cognitive Psychology • Psychomotor and Cognitive Skills • Statistics • Sensation and Perception • Displays and Stressors
Sample Courses • Literature, Communication, and Culture • Principles of Interactive Design • Visual Culture and Design • The Computer as an Expressive Medium
Faculty Research • Bruce Walker – Auditory Interfaces • Jay Bolter – Augmented Reality • Beth Mynatt – Aware Home Beth Mynatt, Computing & Director Bruce Walker, Psychology Jay Bolter, LCC
Master’s Project • Multi-semester • Very flexible • Advised by faculty • Sometimes sponsored by industry • Some wacky but creative
Master’s Projects Jehan Moghazy TGarden Studied how to evaluate responsive play spaces and the wearability of body-based interfaces With Prof Sha Xin Wei, LCC
Master’s Projects Steven Dow DART: The Designers Augmented Reality Toolkit Creating tools to enable designers to quickly prototype augmented reality experiences With Prof Blair MacIntyre, CoC
Master’s Projects Mark Richman Mobile Text Entry on Tractors and Farm Equipment Design a rotary knob system to be used on tractors for text entry With Prof Dan Fisk, Psychology
Top Likes • Quality, reputation of professors • Flexibility of program / diversity of courses • Interdisciplinary nature • Location • Reputation of program • Diversity of students