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Positioning HCI within an ILS program. Presented by Barbara M. Wildemuth. Information & Library Science. Content. People. Technology. Programs at UNC. BS, Information Science (2002-present) MS, Information Science (1987-present). MS, Library Science (1931-present) PhD (1977-present).
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Positioning HCI within an ILS program Presented by Barbara M. Wildemuth
Information & Library Science Content People Technology
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 SILSMS Curriculum (16 courses) Core Requirements Capstone Requirements Electives Info Retrieval Advanced Database Info Organization Database Systems Research Methods Masters’ Thesis Web Databases Systems Analysis User Interface Design Seminar in HCI Human Info Interactions Manage- ment
A Typical Program of Study * 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 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 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 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
Web sites of interest SILS at UNC ils.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