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Table 3.2
Sample of Undergraduate HCI Courses
School/Faculty
Number of Courses
Percentage
Business
6
4%
Computer science
68
45.6%
Engineering
32
21.5%
Fine arts
6
4%
Information science
11
7.4%
Psychology
16
10.7%
Other
10
6.8%
Total
149
100%
Note
: Course descriptions are also available from the authors.
Table 3.3
HCI Course Offerings by Geographic Location
Location
Asia
Australia
Canada
Other
UK
U.S.
Total
Faculty
Business
1
3
2
6
16.7%
50%
33.3%
100%
Computer science
4
7
3
18
36
68
6.2%
10.8%
4.6%
27.7%
50.8%
100%
Engineering
3
1
5
3
5
15
32
9.4%
3.1%
15.6%
9.4%
15.6%
46.9%
100%
Fine arts
3
3
6
50%
50%
100%
Information science
11
11
100%
100%
Other
1
9
10
10%
90%
100%
Psychology
1
2
13
16
6.3%
12.5%
81.3%
100%
Total
4
5
15
6
30
89
149
2.7%
3.4%
10.1%
4%
20.1%
59.7%
100%
reduces the chances that business professionals will learn about HCI and ultimately request that HCI-
related findings be incorporated in their technology-based projects.
HCI Challenges
Why do computer scientists dominate HCI research and teaching? This may be because computer
scientists are uniquely situated to develop the latest HCI tools and techniques, and therefore get
the attention of technology-based industries. These researchers thrive on creating the latest tech-
nologies, and need to continue to do so. However, this strength can also represent a weakness for
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