Abdelnour-Nocera, Jose ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-7368, Austin, Ann, Modi, Sunila and Oyugi, Cecilia (2012) Exploring cultural differences in HCI education. In: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication. CATAC. ISBN 9780869059661

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Abstract

The discipline of human-computer interaction has become a subject taught across universities around the world, outside of the cultures where it originated. However, the intercultural implication of its assimilation into the syllabus of courses offered by universities around the world remains underresearched. The purpose of this ongoing research project is to provide insights for these implications in terms of the student and teacher experience of HCI. How this subject is socially represented across the different universities studied is a key question. In order to develop intercultural awareness of these questions universities from UK, Namibia, Mexico and China are collaborating in a multiple case study involving students and lecturers engaged in evaluation and design tasks. Findings will then be used to propose an international HCI curriculum more supportive of local perspectives. This paper describes the initial steps of this study and some preliminary findings from Namibia, India and Mexico about cognitive styles and cultural attitudes.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Computing
Depositing User:	Vani Aul
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2013 16:29
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2021 07:16
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/535

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