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Key issues in HCI curriculum design

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ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, Volume 22, Issue 1

Pages 67 - 69

https://doi.org/10.1145/101288.101302

Published: 01 June 1990 Publication History

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This paper reports on key issues that needed to be resolved in developing a large postgraduate distance education course in human-computer interaction intended for practicing software developers and technical managers.The multi-disciplinary nature of HCI is identified as being highly controversial when deciding what to teach and how. Questions about the balance of theory verses practice and providing tools verses knowledge are also considered major issues. A less general set of issues including questions such as what is design are also considered. Here, many of the sources of controversy can be traced to higher level issues, in particular the multi-disciplinary nature of HCI.

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Open University (publishers) (1990) PMT 607 - Human-Computer Interaction, Milton Keynes, UK. ISBN 0 7492 42302.

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Preece, J. and Keller, L. (eds) (1990) Human-Computer Interaction: Selected Readings, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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Preece JKeller L(1991)Teaching the practitionersInteracting with Computers10.1016/0953-5438(91)90006-N3:1(92-118)Online publication date: 1-Mar-1991
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Najam-ul-Hassan SShaikh MJanjua U(2008)Data Warehousing an Academic Discipline; "Curriculum Development Approach, Methodologies and Issues"2008 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications10.1109/ICTTA.2008.4529923(1-4)Online publication date: Apr-2008
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