The Human Computer Interaction in the Curricula of Mexican Higher Education Institutions

La interacción Humano Computador en el Currículo de las Instituciones de Educación superior de México


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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.24496

Keywords:

HCI, Higher education, Mexico, Human-Computer Interaction

Abstract

This article presents the actual state of the incorporation of HCI-related academic subjects to some Mexican universities’ academic programs. The research approach was exploratory and descriptive, also having a quantitative scope. The research considered the 5543 registered universities in all of Mexico in 2019. Results show that 1266 universities offer undergraduate and technical programs in the Information and Communications Technology field, from which 42.58% include 1548 courses related to HCI in their academic programs that are part of 1813 curricula. The courses were then classified into 10 categories proposed by the ACM/IEEE-CS “Joint Curriculum Task Force Computing Curricula”. Additionally, in relation to human capital, it was found that 95.40% of college graduates that studied in a university that includes HCI subjects, had to take them in order to get their degree while 4.30% had the possibility of taking them optionally. Finally, after reviewing 4 different job search platforms, 24827 offers were found that required skills and knowledge related to HCI. This certainly shows that Mexican universities know what is needed and have been developing professionals with skills based on industry needs, at least in the HCI field.

   

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Author Biographies

Royer David Estrada Esponda, Univerisdad del valle sede Tuluá

I am software deveplomer and full time teacher  at Universidad del Valle at Tuluá. currently i study a Master Administration degree and my skills English are moderate. Currently my focus is the knowlegde management and software deveploment.

Cesar A Collazos

Full professor computer science department at Universidad del Cauca-Colombia. Phd in computer science and head of IDIS research group at Universidad del Cauca. Leader of HCI-Collab (Iberoamerican network supporting HCI Teaching). His main research areas include: Human Computer Interaction, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, ICT in education

   

Jonathan Eduardo Muñoz Rodríguez

was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México in 1998. He is currently in the seventh semester of the major in Software and Computer Systems Engineering at Universidad De La Salle Bajío. He has an interest in the areas of software development in mobile, web and front-end area

 

Luis Daniel Rodriguez Torres

was born in León, Guanajuato, México in 1999. He is currently in the seventh semester of the major in Software and Computer Systems Engineering at Universidad De La Salle Bajío. He has an interest in the areas of project management and quality in software development

 

Gerardo Javier Cabrera Reynaga

was born in León, Guanajuato, México in 1998. Currently in the seventh semester of the major in Software and Systems Engineering at Universidad De La Salle Bajío. He is interested in software development, mainly in Mobile and Front end.

 

Nicolás de Jesús Sánchez Ramírez

was born in Nezahualcóyotl, México, México in 1997. He is currently in the seventh semester of the Major in Software and Computer Systems Engineering at Universidad De La Salle Bajío. He has interests in the area of ​​software development (Web, mobile, desktop, etc.) and the test of new technologies.

 

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Estrada Esponda, R. D., Collazos, C. A., Muñoz Rodríguez, J. E., Rodriguez Torres, L. D., Cabrera Reynaga, G. J., & Sánchez Ramírez, N. de J. (2021). The Human Computer Interaction in the Curricula of Mexican Higher Education Institutions: La interacción Humano Computador en el Currículo de las Instituciones de Educación superior de México. Scientia Et Technica, 26(2), 209–218. https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.24496

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2021): Abril-Junio 2021

Section

Sistemas y Computación

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