HCI Design Education at Hunan University: A Practical Case in Chinese Design Schools

HCI design education is rapidly developing in China, and HCI design and interaction design are in the process of becoming the main areas of specialty in Chinese design schools. This paper presents an overview of the HCI design education available at the School of Design in Hunan University as a practice case in China. We focus on the HCI design education frameworks, curricula, aspects and features at Hunan University, which lead to challenges and opportunities for our school. We discuss these and outline some of the methodological approaches we employ to deal with them, along with some examples of our education practices.