  In 2020, I designed the course CMSC 20630/30630 Human-Robot Interaction:
Research and Practice as a hands-on introduction to human-robot interaction
(HRI) research for both undergraduate and graduate students at the University
of Chicago. Since 2020, I have taught and refined this course each academic
year. Human-Robot Interaction: Research and Practice focuses on the core
concepts and cutting-edge research in the field of human-robot interaction
(HRI), covering topics that include: nonverbal robot behavior, verbal robot
behavior, social dynamics, norms & ethics, collaboration & learning, group
interactions, applications, and future challenges of HRI. Course meetings
involve students in the class leading discussions about cutting-edge
peer-reviewed research HRI publications. Students also participate in a
quarter-long collaborative research project, where they pursue an HRI research
question that often involves conducing their own human-subjects research study
where they recruit human subjects to interact with a robot. In this paper, I
detail the structure of the course and its learning goals as well as my
reflections and student feedback on the course.
