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High School/University Joint Program supported by the Boeing Company in 2015 spring_Report1 March 30, 2015

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Today I attended the 4th lecture of High School–University Coordinated Program as TA, with students from Urawa High School and Urawa First Girl’s High School. The goal of this lecture was to have a look at data analysis, to learn to use some tools to analyze the great amount of GPS data collected in school trips and to try to design a new travel route after that.

In the morning time, Associate Professor Fujio Toriumi from the School of Engineering and Associate Professor Toshihiko Yamasaki from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology explained the scope of the study of the Department of Engineering, and the importance and practical value of large-scale data analysis respectively. Then, under the guidance of two teachers, high school students and us learned several methods of analysis and visualization of GPS data, such as using Excel to analyze the data and generate graphs, or making using of some existing online tools, like Google Earth, Google Map, Heatmap, to reproduce journey moving scene.

In the afternoon, after the simple exercises, the students are quickly mastered the use of these analysis tools, and started to analyze the GPS data captured from the school trip of Urawa High School in Kyoto and the excursion of Urawa First Girl’s High School in Tokyo. The students are divided into groups and participate enthusiastically in discussion. In addition, teachers from the two high schools also joined them. After one hour of intense preparation, each group was required to present their analysis results, most of which were really interesting and creative.
I hope the high school students become more interested in engineering through this program and think more about the future. I had an enjoyable time talking with the students.

Jiani Hu
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
　　今天，我们几位大学院的学生作为TA，和浦和高等学校、浦和第一女子高等学校的高中学生一起参加了第4回高大连携讲座。这次讲座的主要内容是了解大规模数据分析，同时通过分析同学们修学旅行中采集的大量GPS数据，模拟再现旅途情景，挖掘人气景点，并依此设计规划新的旅行路线。
上午，在工学系研究科鸟海不二夫老师和情报理工研究科山崎俊彦老师分别讲解了工学部的学习研究范围，大规模数据分析的重要性以及实用价值，使同学们对工学部有了初步的概念，简单了解了数据分析的概念和意义。然后，在两位老师的指导下，我们和高中生一起了解并学习各种GPS数据可视化分析方法，利用Excel分析数据并生成图表，同时结合网上现有的各种工具，例如Google Earth、Google Map、Heatmap，再现旅途移动情景。
　　下午，在简单的练习后，同学们都迅速掌握了各种软件工具的使用方法，开始分组对事先采集整理的浦和高等学校在京都的修学旅行数据，和浦和第一女子高等学校在东京的远足数据进行分析。虽然使用电脑并不非常熟练，但同学们都热情高涨，踊跃讨论分析方法，尝试使用不同的工具进行对比。当在Google地图上清晰地显示出旅行路线，再现当时的移动情景时，同学们都赞叹数据分析的神奇之处。在教室后排听课的老师们也不甘落后，纷纷加入数据分析的队伍中。经过一个多小时的紧张准备后，各小组依次在台上展示小组的分析成果，有的小组根据Heatmap图整理人气景点，有的小组根据整体数据进行旅行路线推荐，而有的小组对比男女学生旅行路线选择的差异。展示的环节趣味横生，场面十分生动活泼。最后，由在场的同学老师们投票得出最佳小组展示，并进行了简单的颁奖仪式。
　　通过今天的活动，让高中的同学们体验了数据分析的作用和乐趣，不仅培养了同学们的自主动手能力和演讲展示能力，也让同学们对大学生活有了初步的了解，也让同学们对未来人生的规划有了进一步的思考。

胡佳妮
情报理工学系研究科

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