Relate-Create-Donate: Educational strategies for the post-TV era Ben Shneiderman Head, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Professor, Department of Computer Science Member, Institute for Systems Research University of Maryland College Park,

2) Example Request for Consultation

ØPoor: Dear Prof. Shneiderman: Attached is my PhD proposal, please tell me what you think.

ØBetter: Dear Prof. Shneiderman: I am a Computer Science PhD student at Imperial College. My advisor, Prof. Spence, knows you and I have read your papers. My work extends your concept of dynamic queries. I’ve attached my 2-page doctoral proposal in the hopes that you can give me your comments before I defend it in two weeks. Your input would be acknowledged and
Dr. Spence would be glad to pay for your plane ticket to join the committee meeting.