| CHI 98 Conference Program | April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA |
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Keith A. Butler, Boeing Information and Support Services; Robert J. K. Jacob, Tufts University; Bonnie E. John, Carnegie Mellon University
Benefits
If you are a newcomer to the HCI field, this tutorial will give you the
background you need to get the most out of the CHI conference.
Origins
This tutorial is a tried-and-true introduction to the field of HCI. It has become
a CHI conference tradition.
Features
Audience
Professionals from computing-related fields who are new to the field of
human-computer interaction. No background in HCI is assumed.
Presentation
Lecture and small-group activities.
Instructors
Keith Butler is a senior principal scientist for user-centered design at Boeing;
previously, a member of the technical staff at Bell Labs. Rob Jacob is a faculty
member at Tufts University's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department; previously, in the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the Naval
Research Laboratory. He is a on the editorial board of ACM Transactions on
Computer-Human Interaction. Bonnie John is a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon
University's Computer Science and Psychology Departments and HCI Institute;
previously, a mechanical engineer at Bell Laboratories designing data- and
telecommunications systems. Her research develops "engineering models" of
computer users and applies them to the evaluation and design of computer systems.
Related Tutorials
Other suggested choices for newcomers:
Jakob Nielsen, Sun Microsystems
Benefits
You will learn how to design compelling, easy to use, well-structured and
attractive Web sites, as well as simple and efficient methods for testing Web
sites for usability.
Origins
This tutorial was highly attended at CHI 96 and CHI 97. Earlier versions were
also presented at the World Wide Web Consortium's WWW'4, WWW'5 and WWW'6
conferences.
Features
Audience
Anyone responsible for authoring, designing and managing Web sites. Anyone with
prior experience with the Web who understands the basic nature of Web pages.
Presentation
Lecture and small-group activities.
Instructor
Jakob Nielsen is a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer. He was the user
interface lead for the redesign of Sun's WWW pages, co-designed Sun's Intranet
and has contributed to user interfaces for several other Web projects, online
services and pre-Web hypertexts. Dr. Nielsen's most recent book is Designing
Exceptional Websites: Secrets of an information Architect (New Riders, November
1997). Other books include Multimedia and Hypertext: the Internet and Beyond,
Usability Engineering, Usability Inspection Methods (with Robert L. Mack) and
International User Interfaces (with Elisa del Galdo).
Related Tutorials
Thomas T. Hewett, Drexel University
Benefits
You will learn the theoretical underpinnings of how people remember and how they
solve problems. You will also learn how to use that knowledge during product
design to interpret user interface guidelines and also to go beyond the
guidelines.
Origins
This was a top-rated tutorial at CHI 95, CHI 96 and CHI 97.
Features
Audience
Anyone interested in human-computer interaction and interactive system design who
has not done course work in cognitive psychology. Not intended for the human
factors specialist, for the individual with extensive training in psychology or
for the individual seeking a state-of-the-art literature review of the latest
research in cognitive psychology.
Presentation
Interactive presentation and hands-on demonstrations.
Instructor
Tom Hewett is Professor of Psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA, where he teaches courses on Cognitive Psychology, Problem
Solving and Creativity, Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction and the
Psychology of Interaction Design. Some of his papers have described the structure
and implications of a taxonomy for thinking about instructional computing. Dr.
Hewett chaired the SIGCHI Curriculum Development Group which developed
recommendations for undergraduate curricula and courses for HCI. He served for
four years as vice-chair for operations of SIGCHI and was one of the general
co-chairs for the CHI 94 conference.
Related Tutorial
Alan Dix, Staffordshire University
Benefits
You will gain an understanding of key statistical concepts. You will learn to
understand and interpret statistics generated by yourself or others.
Origins
This is an update of a highly rated tutorial from BCS HCI 96.
Features
Audience
Anyone who reads, writes or reviews HCI literature. Researchers and practitioners
who have used statistics or learned about it, but feel they need more depth of
understanding.
Presentation
Lecture, demonstrations and group exercises
Instructor
Alan Dix is Professor of Computing and Associate Dean at Staffordshire
University, UK. He has worked in HCI research since 1984 with an emphasis on
applying formal techniques to HCI and CSCW design. Before moving into HCI he was
a mathematician and professional statistician. Dix has published numerous
articles and several books including Human-Computer Interaction (with J. Finlan,
G. Abowd and R. Beale, Prentice Hall, 1993, the second edition of which will be
launched at CHI 98).
Never been to CHI before? We're glad you are here and we want to meet you at the Newcomers' Orientation directly following the opening plenary. Please join us and meet SIGCHI and CHI 98 leaders, as well as many members of the CHI community and find out how to maximize your experience at CHI 98.
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