Open AccessThe Human Computer Interaction in the Curricula of Mexican Higher Education Institutions
Author(s) -
Royer David Estrada Esponda,
César A. Collázos,
Jonathan Eduardo Muñoz Rodríguez,
Luis Daniel Rodriguez Torres,
Gerardo Javier Cabrera Reynaga,
Nicolás de Jesús Sánchez Ramírez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scientia et technica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-7214
pISSN - 0122-1701
DOI - 10.22517/23447214.24496
Subject(s) - curriculum , scope (computer science) , task (project management) , exploratory research , medical education , human capital , field (mathematics) , higher education , state (computer science) , computer science , psychology , mathematics education , knowledge management , pedagogy , sociology , political science , engineering , medicine , social science , mathematics , systems engineering , algorithm , law , pure mathematics , economics , programming language , economic growth
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.