Dbashour Final Reflection
Statement of Work
For this project, I was assigned the role of data analyst. I began by correcting my week 8 and week 10 assignments for any corrections that needed to be made based on the feedback of Dr. Dahlquist. I worked with the QA/Project Manager Corinne to present an article for the journal club in week 11. From then on, she worked to manage the team and organize each week while I worked on the data analysis part of my assignment. I spent roughly 2 weeks completing the data analysis on my own, getting corrections from Dr. Dahlquist when needed. Once that was done, I generated a regulatory matrix using GRNsight and GRNmap to visualize the network. For the presentation, I input all of my data files and discussed the results. I did the same for the paper, except expanding in greater detail on the methods, results, and discussion. Along with Corinne, I contacted our group to make sure we were all on the same page, completing the assignments that needed to be completed on time. I made sure to always have my files organized on a flash drive, a lesson that I had to learn, and easily available to anyone in my team who needed it. I also worked with my guild to complete some of the data analysis as well as utilized them to answer any questions that I had regarding the assignments.
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Assessment of Project
Our project workflow and teamflow was better than I could have hoped for. We each completed our work in a timely manner and were respectful and profession with eachother. If we ever had trouble with something or needed assistance on a certain task, we could easily go to one another for that help or clarification. The coders worked together and the QA and myself worked together. This grouping worked because we had similar tasks and would then communicate with eachother on what we were doing. Overall, I really enjoyed working with this group and I think we all contributed an equal amount of work. The only trouble we had was on that communication between Coders and QA/Data analyst. This communication was troublesome because as the data analyst I never knew what the coders were doing. I understood their general assignment and goal but I was never sure of what their specific progress was towards that goal. Albeit, this did not stop me from succeeding or hinder our performance as a group. If I could do this project again, I wouldn't change that much. I would increase the communication between coders and analyst and maybe set up our deliverables page and team page earlier so I had a overview of what the goal of the project was early on. I also would change my time management, working on correcting the week 8 and 10 assignment earlier so I did not have so much work all to do in one.
I found the quality of our work to be very good. We included all the information we were supposed to for the paper and our gene page. The information was informative and strategically chosen. Because our project manager was very good with organization, all of our wiki pages were set up nicely. Our deliverables page was organized so all we had to do was add in the files under bullets that were already placed for us. Our paper was also set up nicely so that we just included our own individual parts.
Reflection on the Process
I learned with my head that computer science is a lot more difficult than I thought. I originally took this class because I always wanted to take a computer science class since I would never have exposure to it otherwise and the best time for me to do so would be in college where I have that opportunity. But I quickly learned that it entails a lot more than I would have thought. Coding is very tedious and time consuming and learning languages takes time and practice. Coding is not for everybody; you need patience and the motivation to accomplish tasks. I learned with my heart that it is important to communicate well when working in groups. I learned that having team members assigned to a specific task is very helpful and the role of the project manager is the most helpful and useful role in organizing a project. I also learned that having guilds is also useful so there is always someone to ask questions when needed, someone who is working on the same task that you are. I learned with my hands that it is important to back up your files to an external drive at all times. I learned how to analyze large sets of data, becoming more familiar with excel functions, and running statistical tests for significance. I also developed the skill of creating a visual network of transcription factors.
Wiki Links
Gene hAPI Team Page
Final Deliverables
Gene hAPI Final Presentation
Final Group Report
List of Assignments
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- Week 10
- Week 11
- Week 12
- Week 14
- Week 15
List of Individual Journal Entries
- dbashour Week 2
- dbashour Week 3
- dbashour Week 4
- dbashour Week 5
- dbashour Week 6
- dbashour Week 7
- dbashour Week 8
- dbashour Week 9
- dbashour Week 10
- dbashour Week 11
- dbashour Week 12
- dbashour Week 14
- dbashour Week 15
List of Shared Journal Entries
- Class Journal Week 1
- Class Journal Week 2
- Class Journal Week 3
- Class Journal Week 4
- Class Journal Week 5
- Class Journal Week 6
- Class Journal Week 7
- Class Journal Week 8
- Class Journal Week 9
- Class Journal Week 10
List of Final Assignments
List of Team Journal Assignments
