Reflection : Visualization 

 Challenge 

 Blue collar employees within our large organization have joined in partnership with the company in a   concerted effort to address workplace health concerns for those same employees .   This collaboration   has been proven successful over the years and in time has grown to give rise to additional opportunities   that enhance employee job skills , opportunities for education and further career development . 

 The primary method to deliver communications , training and learning opportunities has been through a   web site which , after many years , had grown increasingly stagnant .   Employees were having difficulties   finding the information they needed quickly and efficiently and training resources / delivery models   were inconsistent .   The site had become outdated and off the mark in our corporate brand visually and   operationally .   In a word , it was in need of an overhaul . 

 Selection 

 As a front - end web designer , Visualization has proved to be a valuable tool for me .   I ’ve utilized it at   various levels of the design process , from using it as a bridge to help resolve divergent viewpoints , to   rough mockups that help validate a position supporting a particular design direction .   Like Angela Meyer   mentions in her video , we have found that the Visualization tool has a role to play in each phase of the   design process . 

 Application 

 As a part of the discovery process and to better aid us in getting to the root of the need , we sent out a   simple questionnaire to many of the employees who used the site regularly .   We invited them , in their   own words , to help shed light on a few simple questions . ( Two of the four questions and their answers   are shown below ): 

 ( 1 ) What do you believe are the top three reasons people visit the web site ? 

 a. Show reimbursement   b. Education / career explore   c. Contacts , location , organization 

 ( 2 ) What would cause people come to the site and visit it more often ? 

 a. Education   b. Career advising   c. Career advancement 

 Because of this particular approach , there was a risk that our response rate would be very low . In fact , it   turned out that our response rate was much greater than what we ’d anticipated , both in number of   responses and in the quality of advice we received .   It reflected a personal ownership to these Company   initiatives ; something they believed in and took seriously – they wanted this effort to succeed .   From this   exercise , we were able to gain a better understanding of their mindset and what was important to them . 

 Being empathetic to their needs set the tone for us to embark on our journey together towards an   optimal solution . 

 We began prototyping using simple primitive wireframes that promoted a higher visibility for   reimbursements .   The ability for reimbursement was frequently identified as a key element as it was   presently buried in the current site .   Employees would be reimbursed for safety shoes and there was a   process which needed to be followed .   On our home page wireframe , we promoted the reimbursement   element front and center in addition to being accessible from a dropdown menu . 

 We learned that consistency in the way education/ training was accessed was among the most   important reason people visited the site .   Through our site audit , we discovered a significant   inconsistency in the way training / learning was presented in both the health portion and the career   development portion of the web site .   After reviewing the training modules and identifying consistent   patterns we noticed in all of them , we were able to craft a common template in our concept primitives   that included all the key elements and framing of information .   We proposed a common approach to all   relevant training . 

 Insight 

 The site audit , ensured the end user was a part of the reformulation process in the early stages of   redesign and allowed empathy towards their needs , desires and concerns .   It gave us a strong position in   orienting them towards the most effective , beneficial , and usable web presence for their engagement   and learning needs .   We reviewed our concepts and wireframe with the business partner and were in   agreement to begin development of the visual composites . 

 This work is presently in progress , so we will continue to employ the Visualization tool in every aspect of   the design process as appropriate .   Applying the Visualization tool has led us to the position of a strong   wireframe concept , one that we will build upon and develop . 

 Approach 

 We have been successful so far applying the Visualization tool to construct a viable and solid wireframe   of the redesigned web presence , but in retrospect , had we initially met with a handful of employees as a   sampling , and used the questionnaire as a companion for the body of users who engage the site , we   might have gained an even greater understanding into the nuances of the user ’s needs . 


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 

 Blue collar employees within our large organization have joined in partnership with the company in a   concerted effort to address workplace health concerns for those same employees .   This collaboration   has been proven successful over the years and in time has grown to give rise to additional opportunities   that enhance employee job skills , opportunities for education and further career development . 

 The primary method to deliver communications , training and learning opportunities has been through a   web site which , after many years , had grown increasingly stagnant .   Employees were having difficulties   finding the information they needed quickly and efficiently and training resources / delivery models   were inconsistent .   The site had become outdated and off the mark in our corporate brand visually and   operationally .   In a word , it was in need of an overhaul . 

 Selection 

 As a front - end web designer , Visualization has proved to be a valuable tool for me .   I ’ve utilized it at   various levels of the design process , from using it as a bridge to help resolve divergent viewpoints , to   rough mockups that help validate a position supporting a particular design direction .   Like Angela Meyer   mentions in her video , we have found that the Visualization tool has a role to play in each phase of the   design process . 

 Application 

 As a part of the discovery process and to better aid us in getting to the root of the need , we sent out a   simple questionnaire to many of the employees who used the site regularly .   We invited them , in their   own words , to help shed light on a few simple questions . ( Two of the four questions and their answers   are shown below ): 

 ( 1 ) What do you believe are the top three reasons people visit the web site ? 

 a. Show reimbursement   b. Education / career explore   c. Contacts , location , organization 

 ( 2 ) What would cause people come to the site and visit it more often ? 

 a. Education   b. Career advising   c. Career advancement 

 Because of this particular approach , there was a risk that our response rate would be very low . In fact , it   turned out that our response rate was much greater than what we ’d anticipated , both in number of   responses and in the quality of advice we received .   It reflected a personal ownership to these Company   initiatives ; something they believed in and took seriously – they wanted this effort to succeed .   From this   exercise , we were able to gain a better understanding of their mindset and what was important to them . 

 Being empathetic to their needs set the tone for us to embark on our journey together towards an   optimal solution . 

 We began prototyping using simple primitive wireframes that promoted a higher visibility for   reimbursements .   The ability for reimbursement was frequently identified as a key element as it was   presently buried in the current site .   Employees would be reimbursed for safety shoes and there was a   process which needed to be followed .   On our home page wireframe , we promoted the reimbursement   element front and center in addition to being accessible from a dropdown menu . 

 We learned that consistency in the way education/ training was accessed was among the most   important reason people visited the site .   Through our site audit , we discovered a significant   inconsistency in the way training / learning was presented in both the health portion and the career   development portion of the web site .   After reviewing the training modules and identifying consistent   patterns we noticed in all of them , we were able to craft a common template in our concept primitives   that included all the key elements and framing of information .   We proposed a common approach to all   relevant training . 

 Insight 

 The site audit , ensured the end user was a part of the reformulation process in the early stages of   redesign and allowed empathy towards their needs , desires and concerns .   It gave us a strong position in   orienting them towards the most effective , beneficial , and usable web presence for their engagement   and learning needs .   We reviewed our concepts and wireframe with the business partner and were in   agreement to begin development of the visual composites . 

 This work is presently in progress , so we will continue to employ the Visualization tool in every aspect of   the design process as appropriate .   Applying the Visualization tool has led us to the position of a strong   wireframe concept , one that we will build upon and develop . 

 Approach 

 We have been successful so far applying the Visualization tool to construct a viable and solid wireframe   of the redesigned web presence , but in retrospect , had we initially met with a handful of employees as a   sampling , and used the questionnaire as a companion for the body of users who engage the site , we   might have gained an even greater understanding into the nuances of the user ’s needs .
### Output: 