The HCI course focuses only on how to format information when it is presented, and does not focus enough on when to present information and how to present the information for maximized efficiency. The existing course also does not touch at all on mobile devices, an increasingly important part of HCI. HCI teaches us things like minimum advised font sizes and line lengths, but what do these things mean on a mobile device? The more modern field of UX (User Experience) is far more relevant to modern graduates as it focuses on how and when to present information: a skill which will remain viable no matter how technology evolves.



This new course would be useful not only to CS students, but also IMGD students, as well as students interested in psychology and design. With input and students from all four areas, this class could help students discover their passion for visual communication and also help them find compelling careers in this area if they so choose.





A modern UX offering will make the university's graduates better-suited to today's employment demands in helping them understand how to work alongside professional designers, and also supply students ready to delve into this large modern and not-yet-fully-explored area of computer science research on a graduate level.