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The Engage Project

The Engage Project. JISC Business Intelligence Start-Up Meeting March 31 st 2011. Aims and Objectives. Explore definitions of research clustering and the data requirements of research clusters Develop novel means for classifying research activities in a flexible and unrestrictive way

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The Engage Project

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  1. The Engage Project JISC Business Intelligence Start-Up Meeting March 31st 2011

  2. Aims and Objectives • Explore definitions of research clustering and the data requirements of research clusters • Develop novel means for classifying research activities in a flexible and unrestrictive way • Create visualisation applications for exploiting clustering of research interests and activities • Share our ideas for wider disciplinary, institutional and third party adoption

  3. Partners • University of Glasgow • Valerie McCutcheon (Research and Enterprise) • Craig Easton (Corporate Communications) • Andrew McHugh (School of Humanities) • Andrew Prescott (School of Humanities) • Matthew Barr (School of Humanities) • Aberystwyth University • Rebecca Davies (Director of Information Services) • Glasgow Life • Martin Bellamy (Research Manager) • You!

  4. Focus Areas • Facilitating flexible interdisciplinarity, emphasising usability • Establishing agreed terminological bases for research themes (with future potential for wider standardisation) • Addressing inefficiencies in gathering, storing, and utilising information about research themes • Complementing traditional organisational classifications • Evaluating and responding to researcher attitudes to research theme knowledge engineering and exploitation

  5. Project Methodology • Analysis of research and administration • Establish core focus group • Themes that should be defined • Mechanics of their construction • Granularity/customisability • Anticipated applications • Develop ontology for research theme clustering • Embed ontology in central research administration and dissemination systems • Conceive visualisers/applications for data exploitation • Evaluate in association with focus group

  6. Project Outcomes • Research Cluster definitions and data requirements • A set of research themes detailing scope and examples • Research Cluster prototype allowing modelling and drill down • Proposal for sustainability within University • Feedback on the JISC InfoNet BI Tool • Shared journey with the sector

  7. Plan

  8. Status • Workplan finalised • Virtual kickoff meeting with project partners (April, via VC) • Website: • http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/businessintelligence/engage.aspx • Project Blog: • http://researchclusters.wordpress.com • Workshops being planned for researcher and administrators’ perspectives • Existing research theme/knowledge clustering being evaluated and documented

  9. Other Planned Dissemination • ARMA Conference Poster (June 11/12) • ARMA Conference Paper (June 12) • Internal and external University of Glasgow workshops • Publication of case study report from focus group activity with ontology/visualisers

  10. Discussion • Questions? • Andrew McHugh (andrew.mchugh@glasgow.ac.uk) • Valerie McCutcheon (valerie.mccutcheon@glasgow.ac.uk)

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