indicated. The data in the table was
supplied by the program director based
on his knowledge of the content of
each course. From the diagram, one
can see a balance among the different
waves; however, in keeping with the
design orientation of the program,
the ethnographic/critical third wave
is more highly represented—indeed,
within HCI, the program at Indiana
is known as the design-oriented HCI
program. It’s important to note that
the four waves theory arises out of a
historical account of HCI (augmented
to include notions of transdisciplinary
design as the fourth wave) and does
not include everything covered in the
curriculum. For example, it is hard to
place enterprise-centered notions of
design strategies within the four waves;
Design Strategies is a course currently
taught by faculty with MBAs.
Table 3 shows the faculty core
competences in terms of their research
and scholarship foci (again, ascribed
by the program director). Although
all four waves are represented, the
third and fourth waves are more
prominent. Other HCI programs are
better known for their technical and
cognitive paradigm foci; the table
shows that these are not the foci of the
Indiana faculty. As with the courses, it
is important to note that the four waves
do not necessarily characterize every
competence of the faculty. Moreover,
these ascriptions of faculty competence
refer to the present circumstance at the
time of writing—many faculty change
COURSENAME W1 W2 W3 W4 FACULTY
Interaction Design Practice • ° F4
Foundations of HCI/d • ° F2, F3
Meaning & Form ° • F3, F2
Methods • ° F6, F1, F5
Experience Design • ° F6, F1, F5
Prototyping • ° F4, F1
Design Theory • ° F2, F3, F1, F5, F6
Rapid Design • ° F4, F1
Design Strategies ° • F7
Interaction Culture • ° F2
Participatory Design • ° F2, F1
Thesis ° ° ° ° F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7
→ Table 4. HCI/d program at IU: Courses to Possible Faculty (C2PF)
• primary emphasis; ° secondary emphasis
COURSENAME W1 W2 W3 W4
Interaction Design Practice • °
Foundations of HCI/d • °
Meaning & Form ° •
Methods • °
Experience Design • °
Prototyping • °
Design Theory • °
Rapid Design • °
Design Strategies ° •
Interaction Culture • °
Participatory Design • °
Thesis ° ° ° °
→ Table 2. HCI/d program at IU: Waves to Courses (W2C)
• primary emphasis; ° secondary emphasis
FACULTYCOMPETENCES W1 W2 W3 W4
(F1) ° • °
(F2) ° • °
(F3) ° ° •
(F4) ° • °
(F5) ° • °
(F6) ° • °
(F7) ° °
→ Table 3. HCI/d program at IU: Faculty Competences to Waves (FC2 W)
• primary emphasis; ° secondary emphasis