Framing questions are very important when starting to look at a project. Every time I start a project that maybe needs to be adjusted in some way or another I always forget to go back and look at my framing question. By the time I do, it is so clear that having a good framing […]
Interviews with LC Boners – Jay, Maya, Tasha
Background: Last Monday, we created a survey to explore how prevalent anxiety is amongst Lewis & Clark College students eating at the Fields Dining Hall on campus (also known as “the Bon”). We presumed that many students, particularly freshmen, on campus experience anxiety eating at the Bon (labeled “Bon anxiety”) when sitting alone for meals. […]
Bon Anxiety
Effective surveys require a careful balance of effective questions, survey ethics, interpersonal communication skills, and data analysis. We used Fulcrum to demonstrate our ability to make appropriate surveys and to code and analyze data that we receive.
The Social Network – Maya, Jay, Tasha
Networks explain the ways in which different components of a system connect. These connections can be between people, places, computers, even internet sites. In order to understand how these networks operate, the connections are mapped using a number of tools, and can be presented in a number of different ways. We analyzed and presented social […]
California and Climate Change Planning and Prep | Sustainable Cities Collective
A smart growth approach would focus growth in more walkable neighborhoods within existing developed areas, supported through improved public transit options. This and mixed-use development (combining housing, commercial, and other uses) reduces the distances people have to travel. More people are able to accomplish more of their daily activities through easy, local access to shops, […]
Cool New Tech
This past semester of ENVS 220 has introduced me to a number of methods and tools to be used in later environmental analysis. These have included the SPSS statistical tool, mapping program ArcGIS, network mapping through yEd, even the statistical equation side of Excel. When I think about my growth through the class so far, […]