A Cross-National Study of Cognitive Styles and Cultural Attitudes of HCI Students

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 under-researched. The purpose of this ongoing research project is to provide insights for these implications in terms of the student and teacher experience of HCI. In order to develop intercultural awareness of these questions universities from UK, India, Namibia, Mexico and China are collaborating in a multiple case study involving students and lecturers engaged in a common and 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, China and Mexico about cognitive styles and cultural attitudes.

Contributors

Ann Austin

Mario Michaelides

Jose Abdelnour-Nocera

Sunila Modi

Conference

Publication date: September 2012

Publication date (Print): September 2012

Pages: 1-4

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Centre for Internationalisation and Usability

University of West London

St Marys Rd, Ealing

London, W5 5RF

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2012.113

Copyright statement: © Ann Austin et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction, Birmingham, UK

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Conference name: The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 26

Conference location: Birmingham, UK

Conference date: 12 - 14 September 2012

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing