Masters in HCI, Georgia Tech

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Masters in HCI, Georgia Tech

• Amanda Nance
• nance_at_cc.gatech.edu

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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

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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

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Philosophy

• Interdisciplinary - no HCI-only classes
• Depth through specialization
• Breadth through electives
• Very collaborative

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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
• Masters Project - 4 hrs

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Sample Courses

• Computing
• Augmented Reality
• Video Game Design
• Educational Technology
• Design of Responsive Spaces
• Information Visualization
• Ubiquitous Computing

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Sample Courses

• Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Psychomotor and Cognitive Skills
• Statistics
• Sensation and Perception
• Displays and Stressors

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Sample Courses

• Literature, Communication, and Culture
• Principles of Interactive Design
• Visual Culture and Design
• The Computer as an Expressive Medium

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Faculty Research

• Bruce Walker Auditory Interfaces
• Jay Bolter Augmented Reality
• Beth Mynatt Aware Home

Beth Mynatt, Computing Director
Bruce Walker, Psychology
Jay Bolter, LCC
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Masters Project

• Multi-semester
• Very flexible
• Advised by faculty
• Sometimes sponsored by industry
• Some wacky but creative

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Masters Projects

• Jehan Moghazy
• TGarden
• Studied how to evaluate responsive play spaces
  and the wearability of body-based interfaces
• With Prof Sha Xin Wei, LCC

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Masters 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

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Masters 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

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Top Likes

• Quality, reputation of professors
• Flexibility of program / diversity of courses
• Interdisciplinary nature
• Location
• Reputation of program
• Diversity of students