Stanford hci group / cs376 u Jeffrey Heer · 2 June 2009 Research Topics In Human-Computer Interaction Course Summary.

stanford hci group / cs376

http://cs376.stanford.eduJeffrey Heer · 2 June 2009

Research TopicsIn Human-Computer Interaction

Course Summary

What is HCI?

HumansTechnology

Task

Design

Organizational & Social Issues

Iterative Design Cycle

Getting it right the first time is hardNeed better support for quick turns around

loop

Design

PrototypeEvaluate

[Buxton, Sketching User Experiences]

[O’Sullivan]

Seated, able-bodied users, working individually on document processing tasks.

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Revisiting Course Goals

The goal of this course is for you, upon completion, to be able to undertake a research project of your own design

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What is Research?

“Systematic data collection with the intent to contribute to generalizable knowledge”

“Breaking down phenomena”

reading

doing

Primary Source Material

Theme Title Readings with Critiques RequiredFoundations Course Introduction    Seminal Ideas As We May Think    Direct Manipulation InterfacesUbiquitous Computing Ubiquitous Computing The Computer for the 21st Century

   Charting Past, Present, and Future Research in Ubiquitous Computing

  Tangible & Haptic Interaction Getting in Touch    Haptic Techniques for Media ControlSocial Interaction CSCW Beyond Being There

   Groupware and Social Dynamics: Eight Challenges for Developers

  Web-Scale Social Computing Coase's Penguin, or Linux and the Nature of the FirmResearch Research The Science of Design Methods and Theory   The Structure of Scientific Revolutions  Fieldwork Thick Description    An Ethnographic Approach to Design  Evaluation Methodology Matters    Practical Guide to Controlled Experiments on the Web  Distributed Cognition The Power of Representation    On Distinguishing Pragmatic from Epistemic Action

Design Design MethodsReinventing the Familiar: Exploring an Augmented Reality…

  Getting the Right Design and the Design Right:  Design Process & Tools Sitemaps, Storyboards, and Specifications

Human ModalitiesModels of Performance & Behavior Information Foraging Theory (Ch. 1)

  Input Techniques Input Technologies and Techniques  Information Visualization Information Visualization  Speech & Multimodal UIs Multimodal InterfacesUser Interface Software User Interface Toolkits Past, Present, and Future of User Interface Software Tools  Adaptive Interfaces Ephemeral Adaptation

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Correlation Coefficient = -0.6714

Mean Score

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Evaluating the Readings

Dimensions of Consideration Impactful, solves problem / drives adoption Innovative, suggests new directions Orienting, clarifies the research landscape Clear, exemplar of good communication

How do the papers we have read map onto the dimensions? Is there a useful typology?

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Literature Index

Literature Index

Research Methods

WritingTechnical Presentation

Critical Thinking

Final Project PresentationsTuesday June 9, 3:30-6:30pm, 104 Gates

8 minute presentations 6 min for research, 2 min for questions Start with an overview:

1 sentence statement of your research result 1 slide / 4 sentences of what you did and why

Rest of time on details. Assume audience is familiar with HCI issues: focus on your work

Post slides to course website

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Final Project PaperThursday June 11, 7am - 2 pages, ACM

format Note that it is hard to write a good 2 page paper!

Try writing a longer paper first, then trim down

The abstract is the most important part Communicate the contributions exactly: don’t be

vague!

Related work is important, but be judicious Frame prior work in terms of how it relates to your work Be clear how you build on and extend prior research

Use favorite paper(s) as inspirational templates Early submissions are appreciated!

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What one thing did you most get out of the course?

What do you think are the most promising directions for HCI research?