Teaching HCI with scenario-based design: the constructivist's synthesis

  • Authors:
  • Kam Hou Vat

  • Affiliations:
  • Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau, Macau

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

This paper describes the application of scenario-based design in the teaching of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), in an undergraduate Software Engineering program. Specifically, we describe how the ideas of constructivism can be synthesized with the team-based efforts in managing software requirements. The paper serves as an experience report of an ongoing action research the author has been executing to revise the curriculum and pedagogy of a junior core course entitled Software Psychology. In particular, we depict some problem scenarios, helping the evolution of the course content, and developing our students as self-directed work teams of software professionals. The paper concludes with the author's lessons learned with this course enactment plus the necessary reflective evaluations therein.