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== Introduction ==

Thesis project boards are [[physical visualization]] tools that help folks with both planning and monitoring a Master or PHD thesis. They also are social tools: Being on display in an office or a living room, a project board will show others "where your are".

Project boards can be created with any sort of materials, e.g. a whiteboard or wall plus PostIts. In this article we will focus on boards made with Legos and that is described in the '''''[[Lego-compatible thesis project board]]''''' article

This experience has been conducted in 2012/2013 and may be renewed in the future. Currently, the purpose of this wiki page was twofold:
* Track the evolution of pilot user's appropriation of the concept
* Write down ideas, etc.

The concept has been presented as [http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/talks/schneide/eiah-2015/Schneider_EIAH2015-lego-final.pdf a poster] <ref>Schneider, Daniel, K. (2015). Visualisation de projets de thèse avec un dispositif physique et constructif. Actes de la conférence EIAH 2015, Agadir, Maroc. Preprint: http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/talks/schneide/eiah-2015/Schneider_EIAH2015-lego-final.pdf </ref> at EIAH '2015

== User testing ==

In November 2012, we started involving PhD students in the project.

=== User 1 ===

Subject: PhD student in an earlier stage of thesis (project accepted by thesis commission)

User 1 went through several stages. Below we just summarize some elements:

Stages (so far, nov 2012 to March 2013)
# Used the project board
# Used a bigger standard Lego board in order to regroup, add extra handwritten bricks, add progress stairs.
# Use a still bigger standard Lego board in order to create connections, add "stories", etc.
# Destroyed the structure
# Designed visualization that focuses on a small set of essential current elements she is working on.

We define stage as a major shift. Within each stage, there have been variations that are just documented with pictures.

==== Stage 2 ====
: nov 19 2012

* Includes labeling of chapters
* Adds a general progress indicator (stairs brought in from home)
* Identifies more issues
* Adds "play" bricks
* Two other PHD students want one

[[image:lego-board-user1-2-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Version 2 proto]]

[[image:lego-board-user1-2-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Version 2]]

==== Stage 3 ====
: nov 22 2012
* Adds connectors (the arcs) visualizing how a task and an issue and 2 issues are connected
* Uses extra bricks (e.g. a gate-in)
* Adds persona (thesis advisor, kids, ...)
* Identifies yet more issues
* Layout is often changed/updated (sometimes several times per day)

[[image:lego-board-user1-3-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Version 3]]

==== Stage 3b ====

* This layout starts attracting other users for play. On 11/29 a colleague moved up the persona on the stairs.

==== Stage 4 ====

January 8, 2013.

In the cloud. User feels that the project doesn't advance enough.

[[File:Lego-board-user1-4-1.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|In the cloud]]

In addition, there is some focus on essential issues:

[[File:Lego-board-user1-4-2.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|In the cloud, focus on essentials]]

==== Stage 5 ====

February, 2013

[[File:Lego-board-user1-5-1.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|Focus on two tasks]]

=== User 2 ===

Subject: PhD student in an earlier stage of thesis (project accepted by thesis commission). Some literature review and development done.

User 2 shares office with user 1 and immediately wanted to work with a large board.

==== Stage 1 ====

Nov 23 2012.

* Separated issues into two different kinds (these related and external/others)
* Associated chapter bricks with task bricks

The following pictures show a prototype after a few minutes into the "game"
[[image:user-2-phase-1-proto.jpg|thumb|600px|none|First layout (prototpye in progress)]]
[[image:user-2-phase-1-proto-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|First layout (prototpye in progress) ]]

==== Stage 2 ====

8 January 2013

User 2 associated types of bricks next to each other and also added other artifacts

[[image:user-2-phase-2-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Second Layout]]

==== Stage 3 ====

On february 2013, the same type of layout was used. Changes:
* A new visualisation of some kind of pilot using handles
* A broken link (pink arc that doesn't connect)
* Some progress meters going up

[[image:user-2-phase-3-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Third layout showing some progress and new custom visualization]]

[[image:user-2-phase-3-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Third layout showing some progress and new custom visualization]]

=== User 3 ===

User three (on a short visit, from a different institution) was shown the boards from use 1 and 2, liked the idea. Since we didn't print any special purpose bricks, he only given standard Lego pieces:
* A medium-sized base plate
* 3x3 tiles
* 4x2 tiles
* 2x2 tiles
* 2x2 tiles with a question mark

His PHD project includes the design of a collaborative "knowledge tool", i.e. some kind of applied computer science, the kind that can be done in an interdisciplinary research lab....

==== Phase 1 ====

Feb 26 2013 (about one week later)

[[image:user-3-phase-1-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Layout after a week including a printed artifact that represents a [http://www.knownodes.com/ core concept] of the system developed with the thesis]]

[[image:user-3-phase-1-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Layout after a week (top view)]]

== Bibliography ==

<references/>

*Denio, Donna and Dieter Reuther (2016). Build to Lead, How Lego Bricks Can Make You a Better Leader, O'Reilly. Available online (free). http://www.oreilly.com/business/free/build-to-lead.csp

* Schneider, Daniel, K. (2015). Visualisation de projets de thèse avec un dispositif physique et constructif. Actes de la conférence EIAH 2015, Agadir, Maroc.
** [http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/talks/schneide/eiah-2015/Schneider_EIAH2015-lego-final.pdf EIAH 2015 Poster paper (fr)]
** [http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/talks/schneide/eiah-2015/poster-lego-eiah2015-schneider.pdf EIAH 2015 Poster (fr)]

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