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CS 67553 credit hours

Qualitative Methods in HCI

Ethnography, interviews, contextual inquiry, and analysis techniques for understanding users in their context.

Human-Computer Interaction · electiveresearch methodswriting

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Difficulty
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Logistics

Terms offered
Fall
Spring
Summer
Prerequisites
None listed.
Counts toward
  • Human-Computer Interactionelective

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  1. 3 / 5
    Difficulty1/5Workload19 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  2. 3 / 5
    Difficulty1/5Workload15 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have industry experience in backend, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~15 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  3. 4 / 5
    Difficulty2/5Workload19 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: manageable class, moderate workload. Loved office hours actually helpful. Hated project scope creep mid-semester.

  4. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload10 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Summer 2025. Workload averaged ~10 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt fair. Office hours actually helpful.

  5. 4 / 5
    Difficulty2/5Workload7 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have a math-heavy background, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~7 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  6. 3 / 5
    Difficulty2/5Workload17 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: manageable class, moderate workload. Loved assignments build on each other. Hated late policy is strict.

  7. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload3 hr/wkRecommendYes

    fair pace, light hours weekly. Coming in I had a math-heavy background. Glad I stuck with it.

  8. 5 / 5
    Difficulty2/5Workload5 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: manageable class, light workload. Loved reasonable tooling, no setup hell. Hated steep ramp-up week one.