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by heenrik 1816 days ago
As someone who teaches Human-Computer Interaction in a CS program, I find it odd that there are no HCI topics on that list. Especially, when they say it's a "complete education in computer science". Perhaps it's a matter of tradition etc., but some basic knowledge about HCI might be useful ;)

I'm not surprised, but still, Bush, Licklider, Engelbart, Weiser, Kay, Victor etc. are all about HCI...
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manquer 1815 days ago
This is minimum curriculum that you need to have knowledge of. It is not full replica of undergrad course. Also CS not IT.

I am not sure learning HCI helps with computer science itself most of which is really applied math.

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j45 1816 days ago
HCI remains one of my favourite CS topics.

Understanding the user beyond tactics of engagement and viral loops is a valuable skill.

With the sharding of software developers into frontend and backend developers, perhaps the HCI through the software layers is falling thru the cracks.

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