Knowledge Compass
Knowledge Compass is the final project carried out by Ruchi Kumar and Kathleen Lu during the 2008-2009 academic year at the University of California, Berkeley to satisfy course requirements and as a final project in lieu of a thesis at the School of Information (I School).
This project is centered around the I School itself and addresses the disconnect between the people that form the ISchool community. The core problem we analyzed is the lack of effective communication mechanisms to address student-alumni interactions. We aimed to build a living, dynamic repository of information that would support a range of services to build a stronger community at I School. Some of these would be targeted towards alumni, others to students, and some would jointly target both groups. Given the diverse backgrounds of the I School student body and the interdisciplinary curriculum, we also wanted to help current students successfully navigate towards their academic and professional goals, and hence the title, Knowledge Compass.
Links
Presentation [PDF]
Report [PDF]