Tutorials

CHI participants with all levels of experience, from beginners to experts, can gain new insights, knowledge, and skills through participation in the CHI '95 Tutorials program.

Tutorials are intended for people with a range of backgrounds and specialties. Possible audiences for tutorials include users of interfaces, researchers in human-computer interaction, software developers, managers of human interface projects, interface evaluators and testers, industrial designers, teachers of HCI, and professionals in other areas seeking to gain an understanding of how HCI relates to their specialties.

Topics

Tutorials cover a range of topics. In the past these have included such topics as introductions and overviews of human-computer interaction, usability assessment, use of different types of user interface development software, graphical design, requirements analysis techniques, design methodologies, behavioral data analysis and modeling techniques, use of multimedia, computer supported cooperative work and groupware, teaching HCI, cost/benefit analysis, and legal issues. Tutorials on topics like these or on other topics broadly related to human-computer interaction are solicited.

Review Process

Tutorial proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the estimated benefit for the prospective participants. Factors to be considered include the tutorial's relevance, timeliness, importance, and suitability for presentation in a tutorial format. Particular weight will be give to those aspects of the tutorial that offer participants direct experience with the material being taught.

Past experience and qualifications of the instructors, along with overall balance of the tutorial program, are also significant factors.

Format

Summary

Prepare a two-page summary suitable for publication in the CHI '95 Conference Companion. The summary must be in the Conference Proceedings format, and contain the title and authors, contact information, keywords, abstract, and body. The summary should also provide a descriptive statement of the content of the tutorial, including any significant references.

Participant Summary

Prepare a participant summary of the tutorial for potential participants. The summary should consist of four short paragraphs describing:

The content and structure of the course, including the style of presentation (lecture, participatory, etc.), presentation media to be used (overheads, 35mm slides, video tapes, demonstrations, interactive activities, etc.), and the duration (half day or full day).
A brief summary of 3 to 6 key learning objectives for the participants (what specific knowledge each participant is expected to obtain), and a suggestion of other potential courses/topics your tutorial relates to.
The intended audience and level of the tutorial.
The background of each instructor.

Tutorial Outline

Prepare a 6- to 10-page detailed specification of the tutorial events, with time allocations for major course topics, presentation media, presentation style, and a detailed specification of the content.

Alternatively, instructors may supply a first draft of their materials (including notes and overheads).

Tutorial Requirements

Prepare a statement of requirements for running the tutorial. This should include any required supplies for each participant, any restrictions or conditions on offering the tutorial, and any other information that the review committee should know in considering the proposal.

Upon Acceptance

Instructors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by September 30, 1994.

The two-page summaries of accepted tutorials will be published in the CHI '95 Conference Companion. Electronic versions will be published on a CD- ROM. The primary instructor of each accepted tutorial will receive an Author Kit with detailed instructions on how to submit both the camera- ready copy and the electronic version of the summary. These materials are due on January 6, 1995.

Instructors of accepted tutorials will also receive detailed format requirements for preparation of camera-ready versions of their tutorial notes. These notes are also due on January 6, 1995.

Tutorial notes consist of copies of slides to be used during the presentation, copies of relevant background material (for which the instructors have obtained any necessary reprint permission), and other relevant material. Tutorial instructors are expected to do a high-quality job of preparing their materials.

Instructors should prepare course material specifically for the CHI '95 tutorial session. Presentation materials used by the instructor for other courses or projects must be reworked within the guidelines above. The use of unmodified material previously published elsewhere as part of the presentation material is strongly discouraged. The tutorial notes may include as an addendum scholarly papers or any other material the instructor may desire within the page count limit.

Presentations must be self-contained units that fit within the time frames of the tutorial sessions.

Instructors accepted to give a tutorial must sign a release form giving CHI '95 one-time only permission to utilize the notes for tutorial participants and to dispose of any surplus notes at the conference.

Additional Information

This Call provides all of the information you need to prepare a tutorial for submission. Additional information, including answers to questions commonly asked, format templates for camera-ready copy, and copies of review forms and procedures is available electronically via ftp from sigchi.acm.org.

Questions not answered by this material may be addressed to the chairs at the submission address or at the E-mail address or telephone numbers under Additional Inquiries.

Compensation

Tutorial instructors are eligible for some reimbursement of associated expenses and for a modest honorarium.

Checklist for Submissions

Every year some submissions are returned without review because the authors failed to follow the guidelines established by the conference committee. Don't let this happen to you! Please follow the steps in this checklist in preparing your submission, and double-check that you have met all the requirements before sending it.

Read the General Submission Instructions.
Note that submissions must be in English, and that electronic mail or FAX submissions will not be accepted.
Fill out the Standard Cover Sheet.
Fill out the Planning Information Sheet.
Prepare a two-page summary in the Conference Proceedings format for publication, as described above.
Prepare a participant summary for review, as described above.
Prepare a tutorial outline (or set of draft materials) for review, as described above.
Prepare a statement of tutorial requirements for review, as described above.
Be sure that your submission contains no proprietary or confidential material. Submission of video or pictures of identifiable people should be done only with the understanding that responsibility for the collection of appropriate permissions rests with the submitter, not CHI '95.
Collect the Standard Cover Sheet, the Planning Information Sheet, the two-page summary, the participant summary, the tutorial outline (or materials), and the statement of requirements, in the order given, in a packet, and make five copies. Use 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper.
Make sure each copy of the packet is STAPLED, not loose or held by clips.
You may include a self-addressed reply postcard which will be mailed to acknowledge receipt of your submission.
Send the five copies of your submission packet, and the reply postcard, to the Tutorials Chair at the Send To address. Be sure to allow enough time for your submission to arrive by the indicated Deadline.

Keith Instone // instone@acm.org // 94-12-06