Community Informatics Summer School

July 11, 2011 / Day 4Recapping empirical research,

analyzing our data, planning our public computing

study

Agenda: Practicing research means

combining theory and method1. Recapitulating the D7 method and

applying it to our class narratives and numbers: what are some findings?

2. Focus on D4 with assignment 1, the internet speed study

3. Based on assignment 1, planning for assignment 2, the public computing study

D7 methodD1. Definition

Defining the problem, summing up the relevant literature, formulating the research question and/or hypothesis

D2. Data collectionOperationalizing the variables, drawing a population sample, collecting data regarding the variables

D3. DigitizationInputting, scanning, otherwise putting the data on a computer, organized in a useful way

D4. DiscoveryAnalysing the data to test the hypothesis or answer the research question

D5. DesignLaying out the data and analysis in text, tables, and figures to convey the findings to various audiences

D6. DisseminationSharing the findings with the various audiences as widely and effectively as possible

D7. DifferenceUsing the research to make a difference in your research community or the larger world

First use of a computer among 35 Chinese students:

D1/Definition• General question was on our minds

about the social origins of the Chinese netizens

• We formulated a specific question as part of getting to know the students:

Under what conditions did the PKU CI2011 students become netizens?

First use of a computer among 35 Chinese students: D2/Data

collection• Write to our QQ group: “Tell a story

about the first time you used a computer or digital tool”

• Add information to a spreadsheet– the year that happened– Your age– What tool– What setting

First use of a computer among 35 Chinese students:

D3/Digitization• Data was born

digital• Files and formats:

– Qq and excel– ‘Story’ and other

fields

• Anonymizing the data– Obvious and not so

• Cleaning the data– Fix but do not overfix

• Create the metadata

First use anonymized.xlsFirst use anonymized analysis.xls http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~katewill/ci-in-

china

First use: D4/Discovery. What is your data? Examine each field

Tool coded Totalcel l phone 2computer 32Grand Total 34

Bi rth year cal cul atedTotal1979 11980 11981 11982 21983 21984 21985 51986 21987 41988 51989 51990 2

(bl ank)Grand Total 32

Bi rth year groupedTotal1979- 1984 91985- 1987 111988- 1990 12(bl ank)Grand Total 32

Support codedTotalf ami l y 17school 14uni versi ty 3(bl ank)Grand Total 34

Set t i ng coded Totalcomputer t rai ni ng center 2home 9netbar 1school 14uni versi ty 3workpl ace 4(bl ank)Grand Total 33

Coding = creating fewer categories, to reveal answers

to our questions

Bi rth year groupedf ami l y school uni versi ty (bl ank)Grand Total1979- 1984 3 4 2 91985- 1987 6 5 111988- 1990 7 5 12(bl ank)Grand Total 16 14 2 32

Support: what institution provided the initial support to get you to the digital tool

Location: what institution was it where you were first using this digital toolBi rth year grouped

computer t rai ni ng center

uni versi ty home school workpl ace netbar Grand Total

1979- 1984 2 2 5 91985- 1987 4 4 2 1 111988- 1990 5 5 2 12(bl ank) 1 1Grand Total 2 3 9 14 4 1 33

Talk about this

• What do these two tables show?• What does this tell us about the social

origin of the netizens?– General question was on our minds about

the social origins of the Chinese netizens– We formulated a specific question as part

of getting to know the students: Under what conditions did the PKU CI2011 students become netizens?

Break time

Deeper into the data!

Combine the numerical data with your own stories

Coding = creating fewer categories, to reveal answers

to our questions

Bi rth year groupedf ami l y school uni versi ty (bl ank)Grand Total1979- 1984 3 4 2 91985- 1987 6 5 111988- 1990 7 5 12(bl ank)Grand Total 16 14 2 32

Support: what institution provided the initial support to get you to the digital tool

Location: what institution was it where you were first using this digital toolBi rth year grouped

computer t rai ni ng center

uni versi ty home school workpl ace netbar Grand Total

1979- 1984 2 2 5 91985- 1987 4 4 2 1 111988- 1990 5 5 2 12(bl ank) 1 1Grand Total 2 3 9 14 4 1 33

Talk about this

• What do these two tables show?• What does this tell us about the social

origin of the netizens?– General question was on our minds about

the social origins of the Chinese netizens– We formulated a specific question as part

of getting to know the students: Under what conditions did the PKU CI2011 students become netizens?

Break time

Assignment 1: Space of Place and Space

of Flows

ID Name of Location Address of Location Type of Location1 One dormitory In Shaanxi Dormitory 3-303 ,Shaanxi Normal, University, Shaanxi education 2 One Home In Beijing Taiping Home building19, 2-206, Changping Beijing community 3 Tsinghua University Shenzhen, China education4 Dongguan Institute of Technology Dongguan, China education5 One Home Hotel Building13 Science Field of Zhongguan Country,Beijing community6 Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai,China education7 CAU offi ce China Agricultural University education8 CAU classroom China Agricultural University education9 ISTIC offi ce Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China not-for-profit10 Home west three ring road private11 NSL library north four ring road public library12 CAS dorm north four ring road education13 IC, 4th floor of The National Libray Haidian District,Beijing, 6 km from PKU gorvenment14 TALIS (Tianjin Academic Library & Information System) Chnglin Road No63,Hedong District,Tianjin education15 O2SUN Bookstore Chengfu Road,Haidian District,Beijing, 2.2km from PKU commercial16 Community Library of Anzhen District Secion 1 of West of Anzhen,Chaoyang District,Beijing,11km from PKU community17 Children's Library of Chaoyang District Chaoyang District,Beijing, 10km from PKU children18 IC, 2ed floor of Tianjin Libray Fukang Road No15, Nankai District,Tianjin public19 Library Daxing District community20 Classroom Peking University (No.5 Yiheyuan Road ) community21 Home Daxing District community22 Dormitory The South Road Of Zhongguancun community23 Company No.200 Chengfu road commercial24 Company Baidu (No.10 Shangdi Street) commercial25 National library 33,south street of zhongguancun,Haidiandistric Public library26 Home 12,Huicheng Gate,Haidian ditrict Home27 Home Ziyu Homes,Fengtai ditrict Home28 Cyber-cafe Dangzelianyou cyber-café，south gate of PKU Cyber-cafe29 Beijing Forestry university 35,east of tsinghua road,Haidian district Campus30 China Youth university for political sciences 25,north of west 3rd ring road,Haidian district Offi ce31 national library of china ZhongGuanCunNan road NO.33 not-for-profit32 peking university YiHeYuan road No.5 education33 ThuniSoft ZhongGuanCunDong road NO.1 commercial34 cybercafe GuangQuMen road No.8 commercial35 Beijing Subway 4-line not-for-profit36 Beijing Education Examination Authority ZhiXinDong road No.9 government37 PKU Library Department of Interlibrary Loan in PKU Library University 38 Home Building No.7, Haidianlu Community, Haidian District Beijing Home39 Home Building No.8, Haidianlu Community, Haidian District Beijing Home40 PKU Classroom the second teaching building of PKU University 41 National Science Library,Chinese Academy of Sciences IC(Information Commons)in NSLC Library Community42 National Science Library,Chinese Academy of Sciences IC(Information Commons)in NSLC Library Community43 classroom in PKU in PKU educational44 cybercafe near the south gate of PKU commercial45 in community near south gate of PKU commercial46 library of CUC Chaoyang District, Beijing educational47 classroom in CUC Chaoyang District, Beijing educational48 at home Hongqiao District, Tianjin personal49 Home 1 Hedong Dist., Tianjin Community50 Home 2 Nankai Dist., Tianjin Community51 Home 3 Tanggu Dist., Tianjin Community52 Home 4 Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou Community53 Student apartment Nankai Univ., Tianjin Education54 Lab Nankai Univ., Tianjin Education54.1 Lab Nankai Univ., Tianjin Education55 Dormitory of PKU BLDG48 Room 2103 PKU Dormitory56 Dormitory of PKU Building48 Room 2104 PKU Dormitory57 Dormitory of PKU Building48 Room 2107 PKU Dormitory58 Dormitory of PKU BLDG48 Room 2108 PKU Dormitory59 Dormitory of PKU Building 41 Room 142 Dormitory

ID Name of Location Address of Location Type of Location1 One dormitory In Shaanxi Dormitory 3-303 ,Shaanxi Normal, University, Shaanxi education 2 One Home In Beijing Taiping Home building19, 2-206, Changping Beijing community 3 Tsinghua University Shenzhen, China education4 Dongguan Institute of Technology Dongguan, China education5 One Home Hotel Building13 Science Field of Zhongguan Country,Beijing community6 Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai,China education7 CAU offi ce China Agricultural University education8 CAU classroom China Agricultural University education9 ISTIC offi ce Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China not-for-profit10 Home west three ring road private11 NSL library north four ring road public library12 CAS dorm north four ring road education13 IC, 4th floor of The National Libray Haidian District,Beijing, 6 km from PKU gorvenment14 TALIS (Tianjin Academic Library & Information System) Chnglin Road No63,Hedong District,Tianjin education15 O2SUN Bookstore Chengfu Road,Haidian District,Beijing, 2.2km from PKU commercial16 Community Library of Anzhen District Secion 1 of West of Anzhen,Chaoyang District,Beijing,11km from PKU community17 Children's Library of Chaoyang District Chaoyang District,Beijing, 10km from PKU children18 IC, 2ed floor of Tianjin Libray Fukang Road No15, Nankai District,Tianjin public19 Library Daxing District community20 Classroom Peking University (No.5 Yiheyuan Road ) community21 Home Daxing District community22 Dormitory The South Road Of Zhongguancun community23 Company No.200 Chengfu road commercial24 Company Baidu (No.10 Shangdi Street) commercial25 National library 33,south street of zhongguancun,Haidiandistric Public library26 Home 12,Huicheng Gate,Haidian ditrict Home27 Home Ziyu Homes,Fengtai ditrict Home28 Cyber-cafe Dangzelianyou cyber-café，south gate of PKU Cyber-cafe29 Beijing Forestry university 35,east of tsinghua road,Haidian district Campus30 China Youth university for political sciences 25,north of west 3rd ring road,Haidian district Offi ce31 national library of china ZhongGuanCunNan road NO.33 not-for-profit32 peking university YiHeYuan road No.5 education33 ThuniSoft ZhongGuanCunDong road NO.1 commercial34 cybercafe GuangQuMen road No.8 commercial35 Beijing Subway 4-line not-for-profit36 Beijing Education Examination Authority ZhiXinDong road No.9 government37 PKU Library Department of Interlibrary Loan in PKU Library University 38 Home Building No.7, Haidianlu Community, Haidian District Beijing Home39 Home Building No.8, Haidianlu Community, Haidian District Beijing Home40 PKU Classroom the second teaching building of PKU University 41 National Science Library,Chinese Academy of Sciences IC(Information Commons)in NSLC Library Community42 National Science Library,Chinese Academy of Sciences IC(Information Commons)in NSLC Library Community43 classroom in PKU in PKU educational44 cybercafe near the south gate of PKU commercial45 in community near south gate of PKU commercial46 library of CUC Chaoyang District, Beijing educational47 classroom in CUC Chaoyang District, Beijing educational48 at home Hongqiao District, Tianjin personal49 Home 1 Hedong Dist., Tianjin Community50 Home 2 Nankai Dist., Tianjin Community51 Home 3 Tanggu Dist., Tianjin Community52 Home 4 Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou Community53 Student apartment Nankai Univ., Tianjin Education54 Lab Nankai Univ., Tianjin Education54.1 Lab Nankai Univ., Tianjin Education55 Dormitory of PKU BLDG48 Room 2103 PKU Dormitory56 Dormitory of PKU Building48 Room 2104 PKU Dormitory57 Dormitory of PKU Building48 Room 2107 PKU Dormitory58 Dormitory of PKU BLDG48 Room 2108 PKU Dormitory59 Dormitory of PKU Building 41 Room 142 Dormitory

community 16educational 15Dormitory 9commercial 7Home 4not-for-profit 3government 2Library Community 2public library 2University 2Campus 1children 1Cyber-cafe 1Offi ce 1personal 1private 1public 1

Example of student analysis

Assignment 2

• (D2) Location. What sites would you like to go back to for assignment 2? Why?

• (D1) What do you want to know about those sites?

• (D1-7) method as detailed in second handout on assignment 2. This handout is online.

Drawing on assignment 1 to make nominees for

assignment 21. Peking Univ Library2. Community Library in

Chaoyang District3. PKU PhD in

Chanchunyue (?) Dormitory

4. National Library5. PKU South Gate

netcafe6. National Science and

Technology Library

1. Sindan??? Tienjin City Starbucks Café

2. Daxing District Library

3. Zhongguanchun Hot Pot? (computer store)

4. Govt??? Community center??? Netbar???

Assignment 2 sites & student teams

1 、汪江桦、周丽英、祝清松、王海燕  中国农业大学图书馆2 、俞碧扬、周文杰、李婷婷、张雅男   朝阳区安贞街道社区图书馆3 、李然、武娇、于洁、易征宇  国家图书馆4 、彭金芳   冯思颖   王婧  滕霞  大兴区图书馆5 、韩红利、杨学婧、姚伟欣、杨振铎  科学院图书馆6 、曹海霞、高巾、徐珍珍、袁旭  畅春新园博士宿舍7 、张丽丽、陈秋婷、李丽、赵康  北京大学图书馆8 、李萍、何颖芳、王素芳、张原瑞  西单星巴克咖啡9 、张晓华、王日花、明飞、苏龙   北大南门当泽网吧

Assignment 2 sites1. Library of China Agricultural University2. An-Zhen Street Community Library in

Chaoyang District3. National Library of China4. Da-Xing District Library5. National Science Library of China6. Chang-Chun Xinyuan dorm for doctoral

students at PKU7. Library of Peking University8. Starbucks Coffee at Xi-dan9. Dang-ze Cybercafe at the South Gate of PKU

Later today, all teams

• One hour meeting of your group 1-9• Discuss the reading• Visit your site• Begin to practice the four rules