I wonder how much of it goes back to findability and information
architecture (but I can be a little biased thinking most problems
come back to these things).
Placement in search engine isn't really high (and didn't even seem
them for "online hci program" and the like) and then the description
provided seemed accidental and had an odd subdomained URL that
didn't give you the university's name or program in it.
I've had a tough time finding programs in most university's convoluted
information architecture.
This is the URL:
http://www.rpi.edu/ewp/distance/course_masters/ms_hum_comp_int.html
When you go to the program site you arrive at from some of the more
obscure search terms, I didn't see a mention of format (online vs
oncampus). There was a link for "working professionals".
Mmmm...here's the mention: "live on-campus and, by electronic
means". I guess in the months I spent searching for an online
program I never Googled for "masters program HCI electronic means".
Wow. I found it trough 'distance learning', but you are so right, that
term above is ridiculous in this day and age.
In my experience, disambiguating on-campus only programs from
distance ones was a challenge. Trying to winnow them down via search
engine alone was impossible and even as noted above...it was kind of
a treasure hunt on their program sites.
Agreed! It really is hard to find programs nowadays...
Why is noone interested in this program?
There are only two online HCI programs to my knowledge - Rensselaer's
and Brigham Young University.
RPI's name has cachet and prestige. I know some nuclear engineers who
graduated from RPI - smart school for smart people.
I think they are phasing the online HCI program out because they
didn't have enough applicants.
Does no one have an interest in working while getting a degree
remotely?
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