Sem Selector - Learning Launch 

 Challenge : 

 So , my college has a internship scheme wherein the students have to choose the semester they   want to go to a company for their internship ( let us name them 1 and 2 ) . It ’s a really   important decision for the students as their future placement depends on this decision .   Generally speaking , from the previous years ’ data , the students with a comparatively less   CGPA prefer going in semester 1 while students with a higher CGPA tend to prefer semester   2 for their internship . That being said , CGPA is not the only criteria for selecting semester for   internship . The other one is an offshoot score ( Offshoot score : The score obtained in certain   specific courses ) . So my idea was to create an index that would help them choose there   semester more efficiently . 

 Selection : 

 I was inspired by the video “ Learning Launch Tool ” . 

 What is it ? 

 The tool that I have selected is Learning Launch . 

 Learning Launch as defined in the course is a set of cheap and fast experiments that needs to   be conducted with a small set of people to test the idea or hypothesis in a real marketplace   with a real customer set . 

 Why I selected it ? 

 Now I had to test my idea of creating an index before presenting it in front of everyone . 

 As it was explained in the video , I had to test whether the idea was great just in my head ( that   is whether I had a bias for the idea because of the fact that I came up with it ) or whether it   would really wow and work . My team consisted of two friends I had with me and we already   came to a conclusion that this was the idea everyone wanted to go through with . Now that we   know why I used this tool , lets see how it was put into action . 

 Application : 

 So , to test my idea , I had to create an MVP ( Minimum Viable Product ) to a particular   customer set . And that particular set was my 10 friends . 

 So , here is how it was put into action . I created a google form that would take their CGPA ,   Offshoot Scores and preferred semester of the particular student and I told them that I ’d mail   back the Index that I created ( taking 50 % of CGPA and 50 % of Offshoot score ) along with   the some charts and graphs that would help them to create a clear understanding of where   they stand among the peers and hence can make a better and an informed decision as to   which semester they would want to go to an internship in . Simple . Easy and Cheap . Fast to   Test . 

 Now , what was the result ? Everyone when asked about the experience , said that they loved   how everything was just crystal clear to them ( Where they stand , How many people were   going in either semester ) and told me that they wanted this to be done on a larger dataset so   that the accuracy of the inputs can be improved . Now , it was the time to scale it . So , that   google form ( with minor tweaks ) was put in front of all the students and we received 120   responses out of 150 students that were to go to internship . 

 Insight : 

 Now , what I gained after I incorporated this . Basically , how the focus should always be on   solving customers ’ ( here students ) problem ( i.e. adding value to them).Next , I think how   important it is to get rid of the bias that we have towards our idea by interacting with people   across different streams and to understand their point of view so that they can curate the focus   and the importance of coming to least argued or debated solution . Next , I ’d say the   importance of testing it again and again and doing it quickly and doing it at a cheap cost .   Again , as he said in the video , test again and again . 

 Approach : 

 Next time , I ’d like to repeat this exercise with Visualization . With the customers and with the   internal team as well . The internal team will understand my thought process in a better and an   effective way . And with the students ( my customers here ) , I ’d like to present them something   tangible , that really gets into their head and how my product will create value for them and   how it will help them create an informed decision . I ’d like to narrate a story with pictures   starting from the low the students feel when they are confused on how to choose their   semester to a picture that depicts them using my product to the next picture where they make   a better decision and hence get a Pre Placement Opportunity at their favourite company ( the   happiness of the customer ) . Hence , this would make my idea more visible and clear to   everyone and that more and more can comprehend my idea . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Sem Selector - Learning Launch 

 Challenge : 

 So , my college has a internship scheme wherein the students have to choose the semester they   want to go to a company for their internship ( let us name them 1 and 2 ) . It ’s a really   important decision for the students as their future placement depends on this decision .   Generally speaking , from the previous years ’ data , the students with a comparatively less   CGPA prefer going in semester 1 while students with a higher CGPA tend to prefer semester   2 for their internship . That being said , CGPA is not the only criteria for selecting semester for   internship . The other one is an offshoot score ( Offshoot score : The score obtained in certain   specific courses ) . So my idea was to create an index that would help them choose there   semester more efficiently . 

 Selection : 

 I was inspired by the video “ Learning Launch Tool ” . 

 What is it ? 

 The tool that I have selected is Learning Launch . 

 Learning Launch as defined in the course is a set of cheap and fast experiments that needs to   be conducted with a small set of people to test the idea or hypothesis in a real marketplace   with a real customer set . 

 Why I selected it ? 

 Now I had to test my idea of creating an index before presenting it in front of everyone . 

 As it was explained in the video , I had to test whether the idea was great just in my head ( that   is whether I had a bias for the idea because of the fact that I came up with it ) or whether it   would really wow and work . My team consisted of two friends I had with me and we already   came to a conclusion that this was the idea everyone wanted to go through with . Now that we   know why I used this tool , lets see how it was put into action . 

 Application : 

 So , to test my idea , I had to create an MVP ( Minimum Viable Product ) to a particular   customer set . And that particular set was my 10 friends . 

 So , here is how it was put into action . I created a google form that would take their CGPA ,   Offshoot Scores and preferred semester of the particular student and I told them that I ’d mail   back the Index that I created ( taking 50 % of CGPA and 50 % of Offshoot score ) along with   the some charts and graphs that would help them to create a clear understanding of where   they stand among the peers and hence can make a better and an informed decision as to   which semester they would want to go to an internship in . Simple . Easy and Cheap . Fast to   Test . 

 Now , what was the result ? Everyone when asked about the experience , said that they loved   how everything was just crystal clear to them ( Where they stand , How many people were   going in either semester ) and told me that they wanted this to be done on a larger dataset so   that the accuracy of the inputs can be improved . Now , it was the time to scale it . So , that   google form ( with minor tweaks ) was put in front of all the students and we received 120   responses out of 150 students that were to go to internship . 

 Insight : 

 Now , what I gained after I incorporated this . Basically , how the focus should always be on   solving customers ’ ( here students ) problem ( i.e. adding value to them).Next , I think how   important it is to get rid of the bias that we have towards our idea by interacting with people   across different streams and to understand their point of view so that they can curate the focus   and the importance of coming to least argued or debated solution . Next , I ’d say the   importance of testing it again and again and doing it quickly and doing it at a cheap cost .   Again , as he said in the video , test again and again . 

 Approach : 

 Next time , I ’d like to repeat this exercise with Visualization . With the customers and with the   internal team as well . The internal team will understand my thought process in a better and an   effective way . And with the students ( my customers here ) , I ’d like to present them something   tangible , that really gets into their head and how my product will create value for them and   how it will help them create an informed decision . I ’d like to narrate a story with pictures   starting from the low the students feel when they are confused on how to choose their   semester to a picture that depicts them using my product to the next picture where they make   a better decision and hence get a Pre Placement Opportunity at their favourite company ( the   happiness of the customer ) . Hence , this would make my idea more visible and clear to   everyone and that more and more can comprehend my idea .
### Output: 