Collaborative Research: Investigating and Refining the Studio Experience as a Method for Teaching Human-Computer Interaction

协作研究：调查和完善工作室体验作为人机交互教学方法

• 批准号: 0725145
• 负责人: Yolanda Reimer
• 金额: $ 14.79万
• 依托单位: University of Montana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-01 至 2011-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0725145&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Investigating; Refining; Studio

Computer science is, in many ways, a design discipline. Computer scientists design algorithms, interfaces, interactions, specifications, programs, systems and simulations. The studio method of instruction is prevalent in the preparation of professionals within a variety of other design disciplines, such as architecture and industrial design. Although a few innovative computer science programs have implemented the studio method, and the logistics and procedures involved have been well-documented, little is known about which components of the studio experience are critical to successful outcomes. Research on effective learning strategies and the characteristics of innovative work groups could further illuminate the group processes and classroom environment that contribute to successful design studio experiences. We have much to gain by examining techniques that are effective in the preparation of other designers in order to strengthen the preparation of computer science professionals who are capable of meeting the critical software design challenges of the 21st century. Toward this end, the PIs will leverage knowledge about design education from architecture and industrial design, to develop new educational models and materials for the design of software-intensive systems, specifically in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). In the first two years of the project the PIs will focus on research involving data collection and analysis to examine in detail the impact of the studio method on how students learn HCI design. The data analysis will be informed by the literature on cognitive apprenticeship teaching methods and characteristics of innovative work groups, in order to illuminate the group processes and environment that contribute to successful outcomes within design studio experiences. Through an investigation of the design process used within an interdisciplinary studio-based project and HCI courses that incorporate a modified studio method, the PIs will formulate guidelines for implementing the studio method in HCI courses and will derive principles that can be applied to the education of future computer science professionals. In the third year, the effectiveness of the curriculum guidelines will be evaluated through pilot testing in HCI classrooms, and revised based on the results of the formative evaluation. Research outcomes and curriculum guidelines will be disseminated through presentations, publications, and a project web site.Broader Impacts: Based on an investigation of factors that contribute to creative group processes and products within an academic design studio environment, the PIs will advance software design research and education through the development of new models and methods that are supported by empirical evidence and that are teachable. In this way, the PIs will develop a strong intellectual foundation for teaching software design, which has the potential to transform the teaching of HCI, and ultimately for improving the processes of constructing, evaluating, and modifying software-intensive systems across a variety of computer science specialty areas.

在很多方面，计算机科学是一门设计学科。计算机科学家设计算法、界面、交互、规范、程序、系统和模拟。工作室的教学方法在各种其他设计学科（如建筑和工业设计）的专业人员的准备中很普遍。尽管一些创新的计算机科学项目已经实施了工作室方法，并且所涉及的后勤和程序已经有了很好的记录，但很少有人知道工作室经验的哪些组成部分对成功的结果至关重要。对有效学习策略和创新工作小组特征的研究可以进一步阐明有助于成功设计工作室经验的小组过程和课堂环境。为了加强能够应对21世纪关键软件设计挑战的计算机科学专业人员的准备，我们可以通过检查在其他设计人员准备中有效的技术来获得很多东西。为此，pi将利用建筑和工业设计方面的设计教育知识，为软件密集型系统的设计开发新的教育模式和材料，特别是在人机交互（HCI）领域。在项目的前两年，pi将专注于涉及数据收集和分析的研究，以详细检查工作室方法对学生如何学习HCI设计的影响。数据分析将根据有关认知学徒制教学方法和创新工作组特征的文献进行，以阐明有助于在设计工作室体验中取得成功成果的小组过程和环境。通过对一个跨学科的基于工作室的项目和HCI课程中使用的设计过程的调查，这些课程采用了改进的工作室方法，pi将制定在HCI课程中实施工作室方法的指导方针，并将推导出可应用于未来计算机科学专业人员教育的原则。在第三年，课程指南的有效性将通过HCI教室的试点测试进行评估，并根据形成性评估的结果进行修订。研究成果和课程指南将通过演讲、出版物和项目网站传播。更广泛的影响：基于对学术设计工作室环境中创造性团队过程和产品的因素的调查，pi将通过开发新的模型和方法来推进软件设计研究和教育，这些模型和方法得到经验证据的支持，并且是可教的。通过这种方式，pi将为教学软件设计开发一个强大的智力基础，这有可能改变HCI的教学，并最终改善跨各种计算机科学专业领域的软件密集型系统的构建、评估和修改过程。