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MSHFID Curriculum
The MSHFID is a 10-course, 30-credit-hour program, four core courses, five HF electives and one non-HF elective. Elective courses can be selected from the computer information systems disciplines, or additional areas approved by the program director. Students who have satisfactorily completed the Information Design certificate program offered at Bentley may transfer the equivalent of six graduate credits to the MSHFID program.




Core Courses - 12 credits required

Four courses

HF 700

Foundations in Human Factors

HF 750

Testing and Assessment Programs

Plus choose one of the following options below:

Option 1:

HF 710  Managing a User Centered Design Team

AND

GS 602 Business Process Management

Option 2*:

GR 610A   Business Process Management I

AND

GR 610B Business Process Management II

*To take Option 2 students must obtain permission from the Program Director as well as the course instructor.

HF Elective Courses - 15 credits required

Select five courses from the following:

HF 710

Managing a User Centered Design Team

HF 720

Localization and the Global Market

HF 730

Visualizing Information

HF 740

Information Architecture: User-Centered Design for the World Wide Web

HF 751

Measuring the User Experience

HF 751 Measuring the User Experience (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): HF 750

Covers more advanced assessment techniques than studied in HF750, such as usability benchmarking, competitive testing, and special studies that require advanced measurement skills. The content goes beyond usability to focus on two new overlapping areas: hedonomics and the user experience. These new areas focus less on productivity and more on the broader emotional experience with products and services. The course examines metrics suitable for assessing the contribution of the user experience to the business bottom line. The core learning activity is a field-based experience where student teams conduct research, prepare a detailed report and deliver a presentation to the sponsoring organization. In addition, influential thought leaders from the user experience community contribute to the class.

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HF 755

Special Topics in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Topics include:
   ·Advanced User Interface Design
   ·Field Methods
   ·Medical Informatics and Universal Accessibility

HF 760

Intelligent User Interfaces

HF 765

Advanced User Interface Design

HF 770

Prototyping Theory and Practice

HF 780

Field Methods

HF 790

Internship in HFID

Non-HF Elective Courses - 3 credits required

Select one course from the following or any other graduate level course (600 level or higher) with approval of the Program Director.

CS 603

Object-Oriented Programming

CS 607

Computer and Network Foundations

IPM 652

Information Management

MG 632

Managing Effective Work Teams

MG 635

Negotiating

MG 645

Managing Organizational Change

MG 646

Management of Technology

MG 651

Project Management

MG 652

Management of Innovation

ST 612

Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business

ST 625

Quantitative Analysis for Business and Finance
Graduates from the Bentley Information Design Certificate program can transfer the equivalent of 6 graduate credits to the MSHFID. These credits can apply to any 2 of the following courses:
HF 720 Localization and the Global Market
HF 730 Visualizing Information
HF 740 Information Architecture: User-Centered Design for the World Wide Web
HF 755 Special Topics in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
HF 760 Intelligent User Interfaces
HF 770 Prototyping Theory and Practice