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Steve J. Szigeti
Toronto, Ontario
steve DOT szigeti AT utoronto DOTca

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2002-present

University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
Knowledge Media Design Institute, PhD candidate

I am currently a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, as well as a graduate fellow in the Knowledge Media Design collaborative program (U of T). My doctoral work is conducted under the supervision of Prof. Joan Cherry with an anticipated completion in fall 2010.

1997-1999 University of Toronto
Master of Information Studies
1991-1995 Concordia University, Montreal
Master of Arts (English)
1985-1989 University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts
(Specialist in History and English Literature)

 

ACADEMIC/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant  
2010 INF2040 Project Management
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
Class size: 30 x 2 sections, Duties: Graded papers, guest lecture
2009 INF1001 Knowledge and Information in Society
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
Class size: 250, Duties: Grade papers, guest lecture
2008 FIS1325 Online Information Retrieval
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
Class size: 30 x 3 sections, Duties: Design assignments,
grade papers, guest lecture
2007 FIS2301 Project Management
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
Class size: 30 x 2 sections, Duties: Grade papers, guest lecture
2004 FIS 2179 (cross listed as KMD 2002 and MIE344)
Human Factors in Information Technology
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies
Class size: 40, Duties: Grade papers, guest lecture

 

Teaching

  
1995 ESL Instructor
Novo School, Budapest Hungary
Class sizes: 15-20. Duties: course development, instruction, grading

 

Courses completed (specific to teaching)
2008 THE500 (Teaching in Higher Education), University of Toronto
Course offered to doctoral students

 

Guest Lectures
2010 HCI, Usability and TELETOON
Course: CCT225; Information Systems
University of Toronto (UTM), CCIT
  Web Design Guidelines: A context for a data set
MIE1402: Experimental Methods in Human Factors Research
University of Toronto, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  teletoon.com redesign: A Project Management Case Study
INF2040: Project Management
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
2009 Information as property and as common resource
INF1001: Knowledge and Information in Society
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
  Interpreting Web Design Guidelines
KMDI Student Talks
University of Toronto, Knowledge Media Design Institute
  HCI, Usability and TELETOON
Course: CCT225; Information Systems
University of Toronto (UTM), CCIT
2006, 2007, 2008 HCI, Usability and TELETOON
Course: CCT324; Organizational Theory and Behaviour
University of Toronto (UTM), CCIT
2005 A review of evidence based guidelines
KMDI Fellow Talks 2005
University of Toronto, Knowledge Media Design Institute
  Online Usability and Youth
Course: FIS2140; Young People: Current & Emerging Information Practices
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies
  Teletoon.com: A Case Study
Course: MIE344 Human Factors in Information Technology
University of Toronto, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

AWARDS

2009 KMDI Graduate Fellow
2008 University of Toronto Fellowship
1998-1999 University of Toronto Open Fellowship
1997 Toronto Arts Council Grant (Fiction)

 

RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Peer Reviewed Articles

Cherry, J., Muter, P., & Szigeti, S.J. (2006). Bibliographic displays in web catalogues: Does conformity to design guidelines correlate with user performance? Information Technologies and Libraries, 25 (3), 154-162.

Conference Proceedings

Szigeti, S.J. (2004). Designing Stories in Immersive Environments. [Abstract]. Proceedings of the
9th Annual Great Lakes Information Sciences Conference, May 2004, Toronto, ON.

Conference Poster Sessions

Szigeti, S.J. (2008). Web design guidelines: Investigating issues of interpretation and efficacy
ASIS&T 2008 Research Symposium, Oct 2008, Columbus, OH. Poster. Handout.

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Interface design, design guidelines, information visualization, new media and teens. Marketing and business applications of interface design. Current research involves bridging the gap between creative interface design and evidence based design guidelines.

 

SERVICE

2009-2010 Organizing Committee Member, Hypertext 2010 (Toronto, Canada)
  Organizing Committee Member (Research Stream Chair), INPlay (Toronto, Canada)
2002-2006 Chair, Web Committee, Doctoral Students Association, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto
2004 Communications Committee, Connections Conference 2004 (Toronto, Canada)

 

AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Computing Machinery (since 2004)
New Media Business Alliance (since 2003)
Association of Internet Marketers (2002 - 2008)

 

VOLUNTEER WORK

Soccer Coach Various youth teams
Toronto Eagles Soccer Club, Toronto, Ontario

Web Design & “Spyderbytes,” Planned Parenthood of Toronto
Maintenance Toronto Eagles Soccer Club, Toronto, Ontario

 

EMPLOYMENT

1997 – 2008
Director, TELETOON Interactive
Teletoon Canada Inc., Toronto

Description:

  • responsible for interactive department, including management of team of seven, various third party suppliers, bilingual site (teletoon.com) and related site extensions
  • responsible for strategic planning, project management, budgets, and business development
  • responsible for technical testing, market research, ongoing site and interactive media evaluation
  • spoke and participated in conferences regarding interactive media and youth
  • teletoon.com winner of numerous industry awards
  • site traffic of over 30 million page views and 1.8 million visitor sessions per month

1996 - present : Interactive Design and Consulting

Highlights:
Project: Spiderbytes (for Planned Parenthood of Toronto)
Description: sexual health site aimed at 13-16 year olds. Responsible for advising on web design, site architecture and content, managing team of four to develop using HTML, Flash 5 and database support.

Project: History of the Book in Canada supporting Web Site
Description: site in support of History of the Book in Canada project. Designed for ease of update and universal access using HTML and Java Script.

Project: CyberIsle
Description: site designed with help of youth. Named one of sympatico.ca Top 200 resource sites, this research site provides space for the discussion of issues (specific to youth) such as sexuality, gambling, addiction and relationships.

Project: Faculty of Information Studies Web Site, University of Toronto
Description: redesigned site using DHTML. Need for universal access required various browser dependant models (active 1999 to March 2006)

 

SKILLS

Project and team management. Software skills include Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and Freehand, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat and Illustrator, and MS Office Suite.

Fluent in Hungarian

 

NON ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Soccer (coaching and playing), French New Wave cinema, literature, and playing guitar.