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You can of course perform experiments to see whether the author is correct. Those sorts of social experiments should also be part of a computing degree.
by amichail 17y ago
You can of course perform experiments to see whether the author is correct. Those sorts of social experiments should also be part of a computing degree.
- endtime 17y agoNo, they shouldn't. They should be part of a sociology, communications, or (once the field starts having its own departments) HCI degree. You might think case studies of social experiments are important, and I might even agree, but they're not computer science (or "computing").
- djcapelis 17y agoCognitive science departments (at universities that have them) generally provide wonderful coverage of HCI topics, though some CS/EECS/CE departments do as well.
- endtime 17y agoSure - my point was that you can't really get a degree in HCI yet. But once you can, they'll include case studies of the referred to social experiments.
- djcapelis 17y agoJust FYI: Yes you can and yes they do: http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/undergraduate-study/major/major-ug_specialization.php#hci http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/undergraduate-study/major/major-u...
- blasdel 17y agoJust because computers are involved peripherally does not make it CS.