TEACHING / INDEPENDENT STUDIES
Your question.
A focused investigation.
Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to explore people, information, and technology through directed study.
Independent study & directed research
Independent study offers space to investigate a topic beyond a scheduled course. A project might develop a literature review, investigate user needs, evaluate an interface, or explore a question about responsible AI.
My mentorship includes more than 30 independent studies through INSC 591, supporting students in developing focused research and practical skills.
Discuss an independent studyTopics for discussion
Human–Robot Interaction
Adolescents, trust, and collaborative learning.
Artificial Intelligence Literacy
Helping people understand, evaluate, and use AI.
Human-Centered AI
Designing around people, practices, and context.
Trustworthy & Responsible AI
Ethics, fairness, and appropriate reliance.
Human–AI Interaction
The experience of working and learning with AI.
Information & Technology
Participation, communities, and access to knowledge.
A proposed study process
- Start a conversation
Share a topic, your learning goals, and your proposed semester.
- Define the scope
Agree a question, methods, deliverables, meeting schedule, and assessment criteria.
- Investigate and reflect
Document sources, design choices, findings, and limitations through regular check-ins.
- Share the outcome
Develop a final report, prototype, evaluation, or other agreed product.
Expectations & learning outcomes
Projects should have a manageable scope, a clear connection to information sciences, and responsible use of sources and data.
- Frame a focused research or design question.
- Read and evaluate relevant literature.
- Select methods appropriate to the question.
- Communicate findings and limitations clearly.