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AboutMe
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AssociateProfessorinGamificationandGamesUserResearch.
DirectoroftheHCIGamesGroupattheUniversityofWaterloo.
ManyyearsofexperienceservingonSIGCHIprogramandsteeringcommitteesandteachingUniversitygraduateclassesonHCIresearchmethods.
ReviewedmanypapersandhadlotsofmyownsubmissionsrejectedfromCHI
OurLearningGoalsToday
BecomeabetterwriterbylearninghowtoavoidunnecessarywordsandgiveeachsentenceastrongmeaningSimplify
UnderstandthegoalsofCHIresearchandwhatmakesastrongCHIcontributionUnderstand
Learnhowtostructureyourpaperaroundacompellingresearchnarrativetoemphasizeyourresearchproblemandsolutionasmaindrivers
Structure
WritebetterreviewsbyunderstandingwhatisimportanttohaveascontentforCHIresearchpapersReview
Today’sSchedule9:30-10:50 WritingUnit
9:30-35 IntroandGoals
9:36-10:00 MicroLecture:ClarityandStructure
10:01-20 Exercise:StructuringCHIResearch
10:21-50 Exercise:WritingtheIntroduction
11:30-12:50 ReviewingUnit11:30-40 Recap
11:41-12:00 MicroLecture:OnReviewingforSIGCHI
12:01-20 Exercise:DissectingaCHIPaper
12:21-50 Exercise:WritingaHelpfulReview
OverviewofTodayUnit1:• MicroLecture:ClarityandStructure• Exercise:StructuringCHIResearch• Exercise:WritingtheIntroduction
Unit2:• Recap• MicroLecture:OnReviewingforSIGCHI• Exercise:DissectingaCHIPaper• Exercise:WritingaHelpfulReview
SurveyResponse
⟿ PICKAGOODPROBLEM⟿ KNOWTHELITERATURE⟿ STARTEARLY⟿ GETFEEDBACK⟿ DISCUSSEARLIERWORK⟿ BEBOLD
FrommyCHICourseSurveytoseniorCHImembers
Whatisthepurposeofyourwriting?Yourpurposeistocreatechangeinyourreader!
Tohelpthemunderstandyourresearchandact!WritingWithoutBullshit:BoostYourCareerbySayingWhatYouMean,JoshBernoff,HarperCollins,2016
WritetoConveyMeaning
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WritingWithoutBullshit:BoostYourCareerbySayingWhatYouMean,JoshBernoff,HarperCollins,2016
Example Inovalonisaleadingtechnologycompanythatcombinesadvancedcloud-baseddataanalyticsanddata-driveninterventionplatformstoachievemeaningfulinsightandimpactinclinicalandqualityoutcomes,utilization,andfinancialperformanceacrossthehealthcarelandscape.Inovalon’suniqueachievementofvalueisdeliveredthroughtheeffectiveprogressionofTurningDataintoInsight,andInsightintoAction®.Largeproprietarydatasets,advancedintegrationtechnologies,sophisticatedpredictiveanalytics,data-driveninterventionplatforms,anddeepsubjectmatterexpertisedeliveraseamless,end-to-endcapabilitythatbringsthebenefitsofbigdataandlarge-scaleanalyticstothepointofcare.
WritingWithoutBullshit:BoostYourCareerbySayingWhatYouMean,JoshBernoff,HarperCollins,2016
Example(wordsthatarenotmeaningful)Inovalon isaleading technologycompanythatcombinesadvancedcloud-baseddataanalyticsanddata-driveninterventionplatformstoachievemeaningful insightandimpactinclinicalandqualityoutcomes,utilization,andfinancialperformanceacrossthehealthcarelandscape.Inovalon’s uniqueachievementofvalueisdeliveredthroughtheeffective progressionofTurningDataintoInsight,andInsightintoAction®.Largeproprietarydatasets,advancedintegrationtechnologies,sophisticatedpredictiveanalytics,data-driveninterventionplatforms, anddeepsubjectmatterexpertisedeliveraseamless,end-to-endcapability thatbringsthebenefitsofbigdata andlarge-scaleanalytics tothepointofcare.
WritingWithoutBullshit:BoostYourCareerbySayingWhatYouMean,JoshBernoff,HarperCollins,2016
Example(rewritefocusedonmeaning)Inovalon hasmoreinsightintohealthdatathananyoneelse.Weanalyzethatdataandapplytheknowledgetohelpyouimprovecareoptions,reducecosts,andenhancecompliance.Wehelphospitals,doctors,insurancepayers,andpatients.Weidentifygapsincare,quality,anddataintegrity,andweapplyouruniquecapabilitiestoresolvingthem.
WritingWithoutBullshit:BoostYourCareerbySayingWhatYouMean,JoshBernoff,HarperCollins,2016
DoaROAMAnalysisBeforeyouWrite
Readers••Whoistheaudience?
1
Objective••Howwillyouchangethereader?
2
Action••Whatdoyouwantthereadertodo?
3
Impression••Whatwillthereaderthinkofyou?
4
WritingWithoutBullshit:BoostYourCareerbySayingWhatYouMean,JoshBernoff,HarperCollins,2016
FourCoreResearchQuestionsWhatisthereal-worldproblem thatwearetryingtosolve?
Whyisitimportanttosolve thisproblem?
Whatisthesolution thatwecameupwithtosolveit?
Howdoweknowthatthesolutionisagoodsolutiontotheproblem?
http://chicourse.acagamic.com/chi-play-2016/interview-with-carl-gutwin
SurveyResponse
DON’TFOCUSONSTYLE,FOCUSONCORRECTNESS,SCIENTIFICVALIDITYANDONACONTRIBUTIONTHATYOUTHINKCHANGESORPROGRESSESTHEFIELDSIGNIFICANTLY.
FrommyCHICourseSurveytoseniorCHImembers
HowtoStructureResearch1. Definearesearchquestion
2. Testyourquestionsagainsttheliterature
3. Refineyourresearchquestion
4. Deriveamethodthatanswersyourquestion
5. Planoutadetailedanalysis
6. Refineyourmethodandanalysis
seealsohttps://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/advice#goodpaper
7. Executeyourmethod
8. Executeyouranalysis(thisisyourResultsdraft)
9. Writeyourdiscussion
10. Polish!Polish!Polish!
11. Submitandwait
12. Doitalloveragain!
TheHourglassStructure1. ABSTRACT
2. Introduction
3. LiteratureReview
4. Methodology
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Conclusion
8. Acknowledgements
9. References
Jofish’s ResearchOnPaperTitlesConferences◦ Articleswithquestionmarks(?)intitlesarelesscited◦ Colons(:)increasecitations
Journals◦ Maximizecitationswithnocolons,noquestionmarks
Transactions◦ Morequestionmarksintitleshavemorecitations
seehttp://sigchi.tumblr.com/post/104956615720/what-should-you-title-your-paper
OnceWritten,EditforClarityDoIusesimple,familiarwordsthroughout?
HaveIeliminatedalljargonandclichés,hedging?
HaveIavoidedrepeatingwords,points?
HaveIgoneintotoomuchdetailanywhere?
HaveIavoidedambiguity?
DoIavoidmakingsimplepointssoundcomplicated?
Areallmydistinctions/comparisonscrisp?
CanIcutoutanymorewords?
Areanysentencestoolong,orcontaintoomanysub-clauses?DoIusetheactivevoice?DoIavoidreversingintosentences?Aremytensesconsistent?DoIavoidwordechoes?Doesmywritingreflectclear,logicalthinking?Willareaderbeforcedtorereadanything?HaveIremovedalltheunnecessaryclutter?HaveIgottothepointimmediately?DoIhavealogicalnarrativestructure?
MoreStyleAdvice
ReduceWords
Reducewordsthatdonotcontributetothemeaningofasentence••Beclearandbebriefinwhatyousay••Deleteadverbswheneverpossible
ReduceJargon Reducejargonandcomplexwords
FindRhythm Findarhythmtoyourwriting
AvoidPassive Minimizepassivevoice
NineQuestionstoaskYourself1. Ifyoucouldaddressjustoneproblemin10years,whatwoulditbe?
2. Areyouusingyouruniquesituationandresourcestothefullest?
3. What’syourHCIresearchgenre?
4. Isyourapproachrightforyourresearchtopic?
5. Whyisyourresearchinteresting?
6. Canyoufailintryingtoanswertheresearchproblem?
7. Willyourworkopennewpossibilitiesofresearch?
8. Whydoyoubuild/prototype?
9. Inonesentence,whatisthecontributionofyourresearch?
▸ Let’sdothisexercise now!
SusanneBødker,KasperHornbæk,AnttiOulasvirta,andStuartReeves.2016.NinequestionsforHCIresearchersinthemaking.interactions23,4(June2016),58-61.DOI:10.1145/2949686
SurveyResponse
CONVINCEYOURACANDYOUHAVEACHANCE.REVIEWERSDON’TMATTERINTHEGRANDSCHEMEOFTHINGS.IFYOURPAPERISEVENCLOSETOGETTINGININNOVEMBER,ASTRONGREBUTTALANDANADVOCATEONTHEACISALLYOUNEED.
FrommyCHICourseSurveytoseniorCHImembers
Exercise1:StructuringYourCHIResearchBuildabriefresearchplanforaCHIpublication(10minutes)◦Problemstatement◦ Indicationofyourmethodology◦Anticipatedmainfindings◦Anticipatedconclusions
Presentyourplanstothegroupwithabriefdiscussion(10minutes)ofstructuralflawsorstrengths– wewillalltrytocritiquetheplans
Exercise2:WritingtheIntroductionNow,writeyourownTitle,Abstract,andIntroduction fortheresearchplanyouhavedeveloped
Usethefourquestionstoguideyouthroughtheprocessofwritingafictional CHIpaperaboutthisresearchtopicthatyouhaveinmind:◦ Whatisthereal-worldproblemthatwearetryingtosolve?◦ Whyisitimportanttosolvethisproblem?◦ Whatisthesolutionthatwecameupwithtosolveit?◦ Howdoweknowthatthesolutionisagoodsolutiontotheproblem?
UsethesameprocessasmanyCHIauthors:◦ Sketchtheroughanswerstoeachquestionintobulletpoints◦ Gettogetheramaximumof15bulletpointsamongall4questions◦ Startwritingoutthebulletpointsintoparagraphs
Passaroundyourwrittenparagraphsanddiscussthemingroups,Iwillassist
CheckYourAttitudeAreyouaPaperChampion,ordoyouseekoutflaws?AreyouaPaperKiller,arovingmercenarycapableofdispatchingasubmissionwithafewchoicewords?
It’seasytopointoutflaws,butittakesskilltohelpthereviewersimprove theirpapers.“Reviews—especiallyhastilywrittenandoverly-criticalhatchetjobs—oftendofarmoreharmthangood.”
http://mobilehci.acm.org/2015/download/ExcellenceInReviewsforHCICommunity.pdf
AMantraforPapersontheEdgeWhenindoubt,trusttheliteraturetosortitout.
Forpapersneartheleadingedgeofinnovationnoteveryonewillagreetheyhavemerit.
Apaper’srealvaluecanbetosparkdiscussionandfurtherinquiryintoanewresearchdirection.
WhatMakesAGoodReview?
Agoodreviewreflectsonthecontributionsofthework
1Discussestheweaknessesandlimitationsinapositivemanner
2Clearlycallsoutthestrengthsandutilityofthework
3
AGoodReviewConsiderhowtheauthor’s◦ arguments,◦ results,and◦ demonstrationsfitintocloselyrelatedwork
Canyouraisewholenewperspectivesandanglesofcontributionthatmightbesuggestedbythework?
Canyouproposeconnectionstoareasoftheliteraturethattheauthormightnothavethoughtoforevenbeenaware?Thisisanopportunity!
Asksmartandtoughquestionstheauthorscanaddressinarevision!
The2ACReview1AC=takeschiefresponsibilityforassessingapaperfortheprogramcommittee
2AC=adoptsasupportingbutstillcriticalprogramcommitteereviewingrole
Bothare(often)responsibleforassigningexternalreviewerstopapers.
2ACreviewsarelikeexternalreviewwithextrathoughtfulandconsideratereviewoftheresearch.
Ifyoufeeluncertainaboutexpertiseorsubjectmatter,letthecommitteeknow.
Consideradjustingyourreviewinthefinalround.
TheMetaReview(1AC)Includeyourownperspectivesandacommentaryonthepaper.
Yourmustsumuptheperspectivesofallofyourreviewers(andyoushouldconsidertheaverageoftheirscoreswhenbuildingyourownscore).
Takeintoaccountthemostimportantpointsraisedthatyouwouldliketoseeaddressed.
BALANCEandFAIRNESS!Agoodmeta-reviewwillquoteorparaphrasekeycommentsfromeachreviewer.
Meta-reviewisimportanttodirecttheauthorstomostessentialcommentsforweighingthemeritsforacceptanceandtowhichtheauthorsshoulddevotethemostattentioninfuturerevisions.
FinalWordAboutReviewsTowritegoodpapers,workonlotsofreviewstogettoknowyourfield.
Youwilllearnnewtricksaboutpaperorganization,layout,researchapproaches.
Askyourself:◦ Didyouunderstandtheauthor’sgoals,results,anddiscussionscorrectly?◦ Isitpossiblethatcommunitieswithinterestsandconcernsdifferentfromyourownwouldfindtheworkinformative,eveninspiring?
◦ Doesthepapertouchonanareayoudon’tknowverywell?
Becritical,butrespectfultotheauthors
Exercise1:DissectingaCHIPaperStructureddiscussionofthefollowingpaper:◦ https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2858558◦ MatthewKay,TaraKola,JessicaR.Hullman,andSeanA.Munson.2016.When(ish)isMyBus?:User-centeredVisualizationsofUncertaintyinEveryday,MobilePredictiveSystems.In Proceedingsofthe2016CHIConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystems (CHI'16).ACM,NewYork,NY,USA,5092-5103.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858558
Readthepaper.
Whichpartsofthepaperareexcellent?Whydoyouthinktheyare?
Exercise2:WritingaHelpfulReviewReadandannotateoneofthesepapers:◦ https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2858036.2858594◦ https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2858361◦ https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2858305
Writeareviewwithafocuson:◦ Reflectingonthecontributions◦ Discussingtheweaknessesandlimitationsinapositiveway◦ Callingoutthestrengthsandutilityofthework
Discuss