HCI Education in India
Duration: One day
Schedule:
Saturday, 20th March 2010
Fee:
Rs. 800
Participants: 10-25
Aim
The related disciplines of human-computer interaction / interaction
design / usability / information architecture are currently taught at
three levels in India: as full time specialisations, as additional courses
in existing design and engineering education (at UG, masters or PhD levels)
and as short-term courses for working professionals. While a lot is being
done there is scope to move towards a better, more updated, contemporary
curriculum shared nomenclature. Special challenges arise because of lack
of awareness about these disciplines, their multi-disciplinary nature
and the variety of skills and abilities the field demands. Other challenges
arise because of the business models in the industry.
Content
In this workshop we will take stock of the present and make
concrete suggestions for the future. The day will be divided as follows:
Morning session (9:00 am to 1 pm)
Position papers by participants divided in five themes (40 minutes
each, but could vary depending on submissions): Full time specialisations,
Additional courses in design education (at UG, masters or PhD levels),
Additional courses in engineering education (at UG, masters or PhD
levels), Additional courses in psychology education (at UG, masters
or PhD levels), Short-term courses for working professionals
Afternoon session (2 pm to 5:30 pm)
Break out sessions in each of the above – theme “brainstorming the next
steps",
Presenting back to each other on the discussions, Summarising key points
for a white paper, Preparing for a panel discussion
The workshop will be followed by a panel discussion during the main conference
at a suitable time. The first 15 minutes of the conference, we will share
a presentation capturing the summary of the workshop, followed by comments,
discussion and questions and answers.
How to participate?
To participate, please write a 2-page position paper in the
BCS eWIC format (http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.7939)
and send it to anirudha {at} idc.iitb.ac.in by February 1, 2010. The
papers will be reviewed by the organisers and accepted papers will be
notified
by
February
22.
Accepted papers will be given a slot for presentation during the workshop. In
addition, there will be slots for open discussions, and breakout sessions to
come up with proposals.
Organisers
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, IDC, IIT Bombay
Prof. Beena Chintalapuri, Osmania University, Hyderabad
Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar, DoD, IIT Guwahati
Nitin Urdhwareshe, Infosys
Prof. Yogesh Deshpande, Department Of Information Technology, VIIT Pune
Atul Joshi, Design Incubator
Prof. Debasis Samanta, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. Anupam Agrawal, IIIT Allahabad
Prof. Anirudha Joshi, IIT Bombay
Apala Lahiri, HFI
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