Q1JeffHoehl

Document Q1JeffHoehl

1. Your Name

Jeff Hoehl

2. Your field of study?

Computer Science - Human Computer Interaction

3. In which semester of study are you?

1st Semester PhD

4. Why are you interested in taking this course?

I'm interested to learn more about what current technologies are being used by people to communicate and collaborate online and why certain technologies are being used. I'm also interested in the pitfalls and shortcomings of current technologies especially with regards to those that are less tech-savvy or technology averse.

5. What courses / work activities / background knowledge do you have which might be relevant to this course?

My previous industry experience has dealt with building web application frameworks and web applications. This included building systems for military families to communicate with each other, find needed information, and seek help. The application framework was used to build web sites ranging from public and private information portals to health management systems and reporting systems.

6. Indicate your own digital literacy / fluency:
6.1. Describe your programming experience (languages, projects)

VB, VB.NET, C++, C#, T-SQL

6.2. What applications are you familiar with (e.g. Photoshop, Canvas, Dreamweaver,...)?

Windows, OS X, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Visual Studio, SQL Management Studio, Photoshop, Lightroom

7 Give a brief description of the most important book / article which you have read with respect to the topic of the course.

Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge. This book is a set of stories and interviews with an eclectic group of technology designers over the past few decades. It ranges from those involved with creating the mouse to the palm pilot to Google.

8. What do you hope and expect to learn from this course?

I hope to learn how and why people use social technologies and how to improve their experiences and how to include more people in that use.