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This paper is a response to the BCS Working Group’s proposed syllabus for IT specialists. While the education and training in the domain of HCI to IT-specialists is of importance this only addresses the “technology push” of improving system design. For improved systems to be put into use it is necessary to address the problem of “user pull”. This requires non-IT specialists to be made aware of the importance of HCI. The current awareness of non-IT specialists and their professional curricula are analysed. Means of raising this awareness by professional liaison and improved HCI education are proposed.
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Scown, P.J.A. (1995). The Usefulness of an HCI Syllabus. In: Nordby, K., Helmersen, P., Gilmore, D.J., Arnesen, S.A. (eds) Human—Computer Interaction. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-5041-2896-4_75
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