Ideally, these projects should be realistic industry projects. There should be a commitment by the industrial partner to provide feedback and to participate as much as possible. Students should be required to give presentations at key milestones, work to deadlines, manage resources, and write final reports. The projects can involve developing a new system or redesigning existing systems. The skills identified in response to the first goal appear to be a minimal requirement for certain disciplines to foster better communication and teamwork on interdisciplinary teams.
Case studies appear to be a valuable, but scarce resource.
Unfortunately, developing a complete case study appears to be a time consuming task and many organizations are reluctant to release all of the details. Important parts of the process, including failures, are seldom shared. Finally, we discussed sharing these results and educational resources in general. This article is a beginning, but it cannot convey all of the experiences. Additional methods of communicating these results, and the results of other activities focused on HCI education were discussed and plans are under way for several additional activities and events in the next year.