Reflection - Visualization 

 Challenge 

 I am a student at master ’s program devoted to the policy making in the public sector and private sector   in regard to the development of science , technology and innovations . One of my assignments was to   analyze the information about joint research centers ( laboratories ) – a scientific units which involve   different actors like scientists , industry workers , government representatives , civil society actors , etc . to   cooperate in the process of research and development . Such centers have various specializations of   their research like trending technologies , e.g. artificial intelligence , 5 G networks , social sciences and   humanities , cognitive sciences and so on . 

 For my task I collected more than 50 documents with data about joint research centers ’ specializations   like reports from centres ’ official sites , scientific articles devoted to the performance of these units ,   news from media outlets regarding activities of this centers , etc . My main goal was to systematize the   data about different laboratories ’ specializations and to point out different streams of research   specialties to divide them into several thematic groups . 

 Selection 

 For this task I decided to implement visualization tool introduced to course listeners by Angela Myer , an   experienced designer . Broadly speaking , visualization is everything concerned with visual thinking and   graphic representation of information via usage of symbols , colors , shapes , schemes , images , videos ,   photos , etc . I suppose that this visualization tool will be especially beneficial for me in the process of   collected data analysis allowing to find connections between different elements ( specializations of   laboratories ) and map some connections between these areas of research in order to eventually group   them visually and provide a systemic overview of various specializations of research laboratories in my   country . 

 Application 

 In order to systematize all of the information I firstly decided to use whiteboard and stickers on which I   wrote each laboratory ’s specialization . Then I decided to group them by their area of research . I decided   to rearrange stickers and group them into different clusters on the white board . Then I tried to create a   single chart in which all of the laboratories were divided into several groups according to their research   specialization . After rearranging different stickers I found out that the process was rather time   consuming and not as efficient as I wanted because I had to constantly rearrange different stickers and   also think about their place on the white board , some of them constantly peeled off , sometimes it was   hard to find necessary sticker due to the abundance of information on the board . 

 Later I decide to switch to digital format and make digital copy of my visualization with different clusters   and arrange them in a more structured way . Firstly , I used standard toolbox included in Microsoft Word   application but after some research I found a special software called XMind Zen geared towards   creation of such types of visualizations . 

 Insight 

 The tool employed in my project helped me to categorize all of the documents and divide laboratories   specializations into 7 different groups like information and communications technologies ; laboratories   specializing in so - called trending technologies , like 5 G networks , AR / VR technologies , blockchain ;   centers devoted to the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning ; electronics and   computer sciences laboratories ; data science laboratories ; social sciences centers and cognitive sciences   centers ; laboratories devoted to the research on different materials . 

 With the help of the visualization tool I also found several patterns , for example , the majority of   laboratories were concentrated on very knowledge and technology intensive areas of research like   artificial intelligence or blockchain technologies . The categories themselves can be grouped together   and divided into specializations concerned with high - technologies and information , laboratories devoted   to non - technical social fields of research and laboratories that are more focused on manufacturing   industry ( research on different materials ) . 

 Approach 

 By applying visualization tool to my research project I came to conclusion that for me it is more   convenient and efficient to use software instead of whiteboard and stickers in order to create necessary   graphs and maps in order to systematize data and find patterns and connections between different   elements . The reason for that is that I can quickly adjust my graph and rearrange several elements . 

 Overall , visualization tool was very effective in the data analysis of collected information and I will try to   implement it in my further research projects . For my next research project I will continue to use Xmind   Zen visualization software due to its user - friendly interface and great functionality . 


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: Reflection - Visualization 

 Challenge 

 I am a student at master ’s program devoted to the policy making in the public sector and private sector   in regard to the development of science , technology and innovations . One of my assignments was to   analyze the information about joint research centers ( laboratories ) – a scientific units which involve   different actors like scientists , industry workers , government representatives , civil society actors , etc . to   cooperate in the process of research and development . Such centers have various specializations of   their research like trending technologies , e.g. artificial intelligence , 5 G networks , social sciences and   humanities , cognitive sciences and so on . 

 For my task I collected more than 50 documents with data about joint research centers ’ specializations   like reports from centres ’ official sites , scientific articles devoted to the performance of these units ,   news from media outlets regarding activities of this centers , etc . My main goal was to systematize the   data about different laboratories ’ specializations and to point out different streams of research   specialties to divide them into several thematic groups . 

 Selection 

 For this task I decided to implement visualization tool introduced to course listeners by Angela Myer , an   experienced designer . Broadly speaking , visualization is everything concerned with visual thinking and   graphic representation of information via usage of symbols , colors , shapes , schemes , images , videos ,   photos , etc . I suppose that this visualization tool will be especially beneficial for me in the process of   collected data analysis allowing to find connections between different elements ( specializations of   laboratories ) and map some connections between these areas of research in order to eventually group   them visually and provide a systemic overview of various specializations of research laboratories in my   country . 

 Application 

 In order to systematize all of the information I firstly decided to use whiteboard and stickers on which I   wrote each laboratory ’s specialization . Then I decided to group them by their area of research . I decided   to rearrange stickers and group them into different clusters on the white board . Then I tried to create a   single chart in which all of the laboratories were divided into several groups according to their research   specialization . After rearranging different stickers I found out that the process was rather time   consuming and not as efficient as I wanted because I had to constantly rearrange different stickers and   also think about their place on the white board , some of them constantly peeled off , sometimes it was   hard to find necessary sticker due to the abundance of information on the board . 

 Later I decide to switch to digital format and make digital copy of my visualization with different clusters   and arrange them in a more structured way . Firstly , I used standard toolbox included in Microsoft Word   application but after some research I found a special software called XMind Zen geared towards   creation of such types of visualizations . 

 Insight 

 The tool employed in my project helped me to categorize all of the documents and divide laboratories   specializations into 7 different groups like information and communications technologies ; laboratories   specializing in so - called trending technologies , like 5 G networks , AR / VR technologies , blockchain ;   centers devoted to the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning ; electronics and   computer sciences laboratories ; data science laboratories ; social sciences centers and cognitive sciences   centers ; laboratories devoted to the research on different materials . 

 With the help of the visualization tool I also found several patterns , for example , the majority of   laboratories were concentrated on very knowledge and technology intensive areas of research like   artificial intelligence or blockchain technologies . The categories themselves can be grouped together   and divided into specializations concerned with high - technologies and information , laboratories devoted   to non - technical social fields of research and laboratories that are more focused on manufacturing   industry ( research on different materials ) . 

 Approach 

 By applying visualization tool to my research project I came to conclusion that for me it is more   convenient and efficient to use software instead of whiteboard and stickers in order to create necessary   graphs and maps in order to systematize data and find patterns and connections between different   elements . The reason for that is that I can quickly adjust my graph and rearrange several elements . 

 Overall , visualization tool was very effective in the data analysis of collected information and I will try to   implement it in my further research projects . For my next research project I will continue to use Xmind   Zen visualization software due to its user - friendly interface and great functionality .
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