A redux of an assignment, the use of Generative AI at university, and the wider usage of LLMs by practitioners

A presentation at World IA Day London 2025 in March 2025 in London, UK by London World IA Day

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Lightning Talk A look into a university IA project and the implication LLMs could have for students, lecturers and practitioners LOU’AY SOULEIMANI — Student, MSc in Human-Computer Interaction, City St George’s, University of London London 2025

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A look into a university IA project and the implication LLMs could have for students, lecturers and practitioners MARCH 10 MSc Human-Computer Interaction Lou’Ay Souleimani

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One of the longest-running and most successful programmes in the UK Centre for HCID founded in 1991 MSc Human Centred Systems established in 2004 The Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design POWERPOINT City, St George University of London City, St George University of London #2

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BSc (Hons) in Psychology from City, St George University of London Developed strong interest in Behavioural Economics and Decision Making Behavioural Economics and Decision Making From the MSc HCI, gained theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience City, St George University of London POWERPOINT About myself #3

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POWERPOINT 01 IA PROJECT 02 AI’S POTENTIAL IMPACT 03 CHALLENGES OF AI Information Architecture Index #4

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THE BRIEF #5 IA Project POWERPOINT

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MY DOMAIN #6 IA Project POWERPOINT

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POWERPOINT Canine Dietary Requirement IA Project Research Process Domain Model #7 Desk Research Semi-Structured Interview Developing Domain Model

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DOMAIN MODEL #8 IA Project POWERPOINT

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POWERPOINT Research Process Sitemap Tree Testing IA Project Canine Dietary Requirement

Card Sorting

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SITEMAP #10 IA Project POWERPOINT

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WIREFRAMES #11 IA Project POWERPOINT

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WIREFRAMES #12 IA Project POWERPOINT

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POWERPOINT Reflection of IA Project IA Project Canine Dietary Requirement #13

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Use of AI was optional, but had to be stated Could not be used to generate data, such as interviewing artificial domain expert User Agent leveraging AI In hindsight, would be interesting to see whether an LLM could analyse wireframe evaluation POWERPOINT AI’s Potential Impact The Use of AI and LLMs at University #14

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POWERPOINT User researcher giving prompts to a LLM AI analysing Data AI’s Potential Impact Leveraging LLMs for Data Analysis #15

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Universities want their students ready for the future. Could this come at a cost of missing discipline fundamentals? Lecturer teaching human and AI robot students AI’s Potential Impact POWERPOINT University Dilema #16

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User research experience is KEY Inexperienced researchers may make mistakes like inaccurate prompts or overlooking data issues Prompt engineering via Chat GPT This poses risks but also presents opportunities for qualitative research with LLMs. POWERPOINT Challenges of AI The wider context of LLMs #17

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POWERPOINT HCID writing retreat User Research Workshop Challenges of AI Closing Remarks #18

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Thank You MSc Human-Computer Interaction Lou’Ay Souleimani