Week 10 (7.31-8.4)

Documentation

I created documentation for my code and make it easier to understand.

Week 9 (7.24-7.30)

Shiny Code

I added an additional function to the Shiny application and it can count the number of each funders appearing in the list and a plot to show the relationship.

Week 8 (7.17-7.23)

Revision of Slide for Presentation

I made and revised the slide of the last presentation. I’ll talk about how I did the project and the progress so far.

Week 7 (7.10-7.16)

Revision of Design Document

Last week, I continue to finish the design document and add more details about other data sources that may be used.

Week 6 (7.3-7.9)

Revision of Design Document

Last week, I finished the first part of the design document, which is the Minimal Viable Product and four technology stacks. This part is the most important part of my project and it’s the key to my research. After getting feedback from Jodi and Yuanxi, I revised the design document again with more details and critical thinking.

Week 5 (6.26-7.2)

Revision of Design Document

This week, I finished the revision of the minimal Viable Product part according to Jodi and Yuanxi’s feedback. And I figure out some of the points to design the web app. Also, this is my first time writing a technology stack part and I tried to write one. I did some research about that and ask some of my friends who are also CS majors to learn from them. The design part of the project is one of the most difficult parts. I’ll get the feedback and revise it again.

Week 4 (6.19-6.25)

Design Document

This week, I make the first draft of the design document for the web application, “WhoFundedIt.” I mainly focus on the Minimal Viable Product part, which is the simplest version of the program. I think it can be a small program that will input the bibliography and output the funder information of the publication. I also make a diagram to illustrate the process.

Week 3 (6.12-6.18)

Biblioshiny

This week, I finished the research about Biblioshiny, a web application that is really similar to my web app design, and write the first draft of an analysis report about this web app. I think I can learn a lot from this web app sample, including its functions, design, ideas, etc. It inspires me a lot for my project and can be a great idea to contribute to my design. I can also use Shiny environment in my web app. I’m still in the process of designing it and hopefully, I can come up with a good idea to design it.

Week 2 (6.5-6.11)

Start the research project and do research about Biblioshiny

This week, my main task is to learn about and understand Biblioshiny, a similar web application to my project. I explored the design of it and the similarity and difference between this web application and my web application. It’s a really interesting project and I really enjoy it. I read the originial paper of Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny, and also the written and video tutorial of it. In order to make the process worthy, I plan to write an analysis report about Biblioshiny. I’m not sure how to write it before, so I search for the instruction of it and finish the structure of the report. Next week, I’ll finish writing the analysis paper. Other than that, I finished my project plan revision and draft a prepsentation slide for next week’s presentation.

Week 1 (5.30-6.4)

Introduction of school and preparation

The first week of the research is exciting and amazing. I went to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign one day earlier and clean up the room pf my new apartment here. Although I didn’t know anything here, I feel this city is a great city and I like the city vibe.