HCI Education and Training: Satisfying the Stakeholders

Light, A., McManus, B., Minocha, S. and Rosbottom, J. (2003) HCI Education and Training: Satisfying the Stakeholders at the HCI Educators Workshop, Napier University, April 2003

Academics tread a fine line in satisfying a range of stakeholders’ requirements. Our paper identifies the wide variety of stakeholders involved, even peripherally, in HCI education and training, their expectations, what their contribution might be, and the implications for a Higher Education curriculum. We examine the conflicts among stakeholder demands, as well as how they complement one another in terms of their requirements and expectations.. Finally, we examine what opportunities are provided, for HCI educators who are endlessly refining the curriculum. We step back to take an overview: Where are we in the system? How is it changing? What can we do about it? How do we protect educational values, with so much else at stake?