The words of wisdom were especially appreciated, generating many worthwhile questions. Following the student presentations, we separated into groups of about six students for forty-five minutes of interactive, small group discussion. All of the groups had very active discussions. Our goals for the SIG were diverse. Undergraduates and junior graduate students got an idea of the scope and content of a good thesis.
Graduate students have a common goal of doing good thesis research.
Attendees at this SIG met on a common ground of shared goals and experiences in graduate school, encountering and building shared views and vocabularies. We feel that the SIG was a great success and think that it would be valuable to future student attendees to have another Students at CHI SIG at CHI 97 in Atlanta.