Human-Centered Computing Comprehensive Review Policy
- The HCC comprehensive review covers both the HCC reading list and the Extended HCC reading list as well as Methodology and Analysis.
- Students must notify the Graduate Program Director by email no later than the first week of the semester during which they plan to complete the comprehensive review. All students taking the exam in a given semester will be given a "doctoral exam integrative question". Students will submit a written answer by email to the Graduate Program Director within a month of receiving the question. The Oral exam (explained later) must be taken in the same semester as when the answer to the doctoral integrative question is submitted.
- The oral exam is a closed exam consisting of two parts: In the first part the student makes an oral presentation based on the work completed in one of the independent studies. This will consist of approximately 30-40 minutes of presentation and about 20 minutes of questions and answers.
- In the second part the doctoral exam committee will ask questions to the examinee based on the student's response to the integrative question. This should last about an hour.
- The doctoral exam committee will consist of five faculty members including the student's mentor and one member of the Graduate Committee.
- Time table:
Primary and Secondary HCC Reading Lists are made available to students by:
- End of April for exams in Fall
- End of August for exams in Spring
Integrative question is sent to the examinees by:
- September 15th for Fall
- February 15th for Spring
Answers are due back on:
- October 15th for Fall
- March 15th for Spring
Oral exams can be scheduled from:
- November 1st for Fall
- April 1st for Spring
In most cases, the exam committee will make the decision in 24 hours and the notify the student. If the examinee fails the exam, the student can retake the exam a second time in the following semester. In the case of a second failure the student may be dismissed from the program.
- The examinee will submit a copy of the student's dossier at the time of scheduling the exam. The dossier will include:
List of courses taken: students must complete all foundation and core classes as well as at least two advanced courses before taking the exam. Using a departmental form [PDF] the student will list the courses the student has taken. This form must be filled out and included in the dossier.
- Copy of transcript
- Self-assessment including strengths and weaknesses
- Copies of all papers (published and unpublished)
- Initial dissertation ideas