Making Concept Maps (Novak) Novak's cmap home Excerpted, rearranged (and annotated) from an online manuscript by Joseph D. Novak, Cornell University original manuscript was revised in 2008-> Concept maps are tools for organizing and representing knowledge. There are two features of concept maps that are important in the facilitation of creative thinking: the hierarchical structure that is represented in a good map and the ability to search for and characterize cross-links. Figure 1 A concept map about concept mapping Constructing Good Concept Maps In learning to construct a concept map, it is important to begin with a domain (an area) of knowledge that is very familiar to the person constructing the map. The next step is to construct a preliminary concept map. Figure 2 shows a list of concepts for making a concept map to address the question, "What is a plant?" Figure 2 Creating a GOOD MAP Facilitating Cooperative Learning
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Visualizacion de Informacion - Revista Una de las causas (que no la única) del largo silencio de esta newsletter durante el año ha sido la elaboración y puesta en marcha del primer postgrado sobre Visualización de Información del que tengamos conocimiento que se realiza en España. Hospedado en el Instituto de Educación Continua (IdEC) de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra ha sido codirigido por los Profesores Josep Blat y Juan Carlos Dürsteler y coordinado por Víctor Pascual Cid. Este postgrado surge del convencimiento, desde hace ya algunos años, de que para avanzar en la Visualización de Información había que formar a la creciente masa crítica de profesionales que cada vez más necesitan y hacen uso de técnicas de visualización para analizar y comprender los datos. Existen en diferentes lugares del mundo distintos cursos introductorios o avanzados sobre el tema, preferentemente dirigidos a profesionales de la informática (ver por ejemplo el website Infovis-wiki.net ). El Programa El desarrollo del curso Resultados
How to make a concept map "A good way to define the context for a concept map is to construct a Focus Question, that is a question that clearly specifies the problem or issue the concept map should help to resolve. Every concept map responds to a focus question, and a good focus question can lead to a much richer concept map"[1] (Cañas and Novak) When you feel you have a focus question that gets to the heart of the subject you intend to map, you will add boxes containing the concepts related to the question. Where you can, add linking phrases showing how the concepts are related, but if you have not decided how they are linked, leave the linking phrase empty or the concepts unattached. Building a concept map - a concrete example Let us suppose that you have been asked to prepare a paper on the place of reason and emotion in management. Focus question First you develop the specific focus question that this map will attempt to answer: How are emotions and reason balanced in organizational management? Get started
Gephi, an open source graph visualization and manipulation software Official Mind Mapping software by Tony Buzan What is a Good Concept Map? - Degree Programme in Computer Science and Engineering In constructing a concept map, the aim is to find essential concepts of a topic and their relationships. The goal is to find clear concepts and relationships that can be described with one or at the most few words. Usually, the concept map cannot be finished on one session. Drawing a map is a learning process where concepts and relationships are added, deleted or changed. Especially, concidering the relationships can lead to changes of chosen concepts: noun is substituted with corresponding verb or adjective, general term to special term etc. Several terms can actually refer to one concept or different uses of a term can show up to be different concepts. 1. None of the concepts should appear more than once in a concept map. 2. The map should not have parts that are not related to other parts of the map, on the contrary, the map should be coherent. 3. Concept map presents conceptual relations between concepts. 4. 5. Avoid too general and vague names for relations. 6. 7. 8.
prefuse | interactive information visualization toolkit Ishikawa diagram Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams, herringbone diagrams, cause-and-effect diagrams, or Fishikawa) are causal diagrams created by Kaoru Ishikawa (1968) that show the causes of a specific event.[1][2] Common uses of the Ishikawa diagram are product design and quality defect prevention, to identify potential factors causing an overall effect. Each cause or reason for imperfection is a source of variation. Causes are usually grouped into major categories to identify these sources of variation. The categories typically include: Overview[edit] Ishikawa diagram, in fishbone shape, showing factors of Equipment, Process, People, Materials, Environment and Management, all affecting the overall problem. Ishikawa diagrams were popularized by Kaoru Ishikawa[3] in the 1960s, who pioneered quality management processes in the Kawasaki shipyards, and in the process became one of the founding fathers of modern management. Causes[edit] Causes can be derived from brainstorming sessions.
Basics of mind/concept mapping Directing your thinking series Many of us have learned to outline information in our studies, as: First item Second item sub item sub item sub sub item sub sub item Third item Alternatives to outlining are mind- and concept-mapping. How do I map? Think in terms of key words or symbolsthat represent ideas and words: Other options for mind-mapping: a pencil (you'll be erasing!) Write down the most important word or short phrase or symbol for the center.Think about it; circle it. Post other important concepts and their words outside the circle Edit this first phase Think about the relation of outside items to the center itemErase, edit, and/or shorten words to key ideas Relocate important items closer to each other for better organizationIf possible, use color to organize informationLink concepts with words to clarify their relationships Continue working outwardFreely and quickly add other key words and ideas (you can always erase!) Thinking and recall series
The Anatomy of an Experience Map Experience maps have become more prominent over the past few years, largely because companies are realizing the interconnectedness of the cross-channel experience. It’s becoming increasingly useful to gain insight in order to orchestrate service touchpoints over time and space. But I still see a dearth of quality references. When someone asks me for examples, the only good one I can reference is nForm’s published nearly two years ago. However, I believe their importance exceeds their prevalence. I’m often asked what defines a good experience map. But it’s not just about the illustration of the journey (that would simply be a journey map). Rail Europe experience map. The experience map highlighted above was part of an overall initiative for Rail Europe, Inc., a US distributor that offers North American travelers a single place to book rail tickets and passes throughout Europe, instead of going to numerous websites. First Steps An overall inventory of touchpoints for Rail Europe. The Lens