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Master’s in HCI, Georgia Tech

Master’s in HCI, Georgia Tech. Amanda Nance nance@cc.gatech.edu. 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. Students.

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Master’s in HCI, Georgia Tech

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  1. Master’s in HCI, Georgia Tech Amanda Nance nance@cc.gatech.edu

  2. 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

  3. 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

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

  5. 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 • Master’s Project - 4 hrs

  6. Sample Courses • Computing • Augmented Reality • Video Game Design • Educational Technology • Design of Responsive Spaces • Information Visualization • Ubiquitous Computing

  7. Sample Courses • Psychology • Cognitive Psychology • Psychomotor and Cognitive Skills • Statistics • Sensation and Perception • Displays and Stressors

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

  9. Faculty Research • Bruce Walker – Auditory Interfaces • Jay Bolter – Augmented Reality • Beth Mynatt – Aware Home Beth Mynatt, Computing & Director Bruce Walker, Psychology Jay Bolter, LCC

  10. Master’s Project • Multi-semester • Very flexible • Advised by faculty • Sometimes sponsored by industry • Some wacky but creative

  11. Master’s Projects Jehan Moghazy TGarden Studied how to evaluate responsive play spaces and the wearability of body-based interfaces With Prof Sha Xin Wei, LCC

  12. Master’s 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

  13. Master’s 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

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

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