ucl interaction centre (uclic) part-time study hci-e rachel benedyk – programme director
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Study options
• Full-time• Part-time
– Over 2 - 5 years
• Shorter forms– PGDip (8 modules)– PGCert (4 modules)– Individual modules
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Course modules(Term 1, provisionally)
• Ergonomics for Design– Theoretical & practical aspects
• User-centred Evaluation Methods– Understanding the human perspective
for system design
• Design Practice– Practical design activities
• Design Experience 1– Substantial group project, drawing on term 1 modules to apply the
design process
• Practitioner Seminars/ key skills/ opening of session week
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Course modules(Term 2, provisionally)
• Applied Cognitive Science– Individual human centred theory for HCI
• Sociotechnical Systems– Theory and practice for designing for groups and
organisations
• Interfaces and Interactivity– Understanding design methods, particular design contexts, and
future technologies
• Affective Interaction– Design and evaluation techniques for representing, measuring and
modulating emotional aspects of user experience
• Design Experience 2– Group design project, integrating all the other modules
• Practitioner Seminars/ key skills
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Course modules(Terms 3 & 4)
• Finishing off assessment– The last bits of coursework– Exams (I&I, DP & ACS)
• Individual research project
Year structure
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Opening of session
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Project submission
SeptSept
= assessments
April
Timetabled Un-timetabledTimetabled Un-timetabled
Timetable - overview
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Opening of session 1 week
Term 1 first part 5 weeks
Reading week 1 week
Term 1 second part 3 weeks
Term 1 third part 2 weeks intensive
Winter break 4 weeks
Term 2 first part 5 weeks
Reading week 1 week
Term 2 second part 3 weeks
Term 2 third part 2 weeks intensive
Spring break 4 weeks
Term 3 6 weeks
Term 4 13 weeks
Contingency 2 weeks
Timetable - detail
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MON TUE WED THU FRI
TERM 1
Module 1
Module 2
Occasional events and seminars
Module 3
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Module 8
TERM 2
Module 4
Module 5
Occasional events and seminars
Module 6
Module 7
Module 9
TERM 3
Course- work, revision and exams
TERM 4
MSc project
Timetable – advised pattern over 2 years
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MON TUE WED THU FRI
YEAR 1TERM 1
Module 2 Occasional events and seminars
Module 8
YEAR 1TERM 2
Module 4*
Module 5 Occasional events and seminars
Module 6*
Module 7*
YEAR 2TERM 1
Module 1 Module 3
YEAR 2TERM 2
Module 4*
Occasional events and seminars
Module 6*
Module 7*
Module 9
MSc Project Choices
• Full-time final summer• Part-time each summer• Part-time throughout year (esp if employed)
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Impact of major course review
• Start in Sept 13, complete in 2 years: no impact• Start in Sept 13, complete in 3 years or more:
definite impact on 3rd year and beyond – need to discuss
• Start in Sept 14: definite impact on 2nd year and beyond – need to discuss
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