Team Teaching - Crowdsourcing

November 2023 (117 Words, 1 Minutes)

Citizen Science

• Citizen Science is scientific research that the general population helps to conduct. Ordinary citizens, often non-scientists, help contribute data to research projects using computing devices.
• Gives a wide range of people the ability to contribute to scientific studies which provides more diverse data.

  Popcorn Hack

  How do you believe participating in a citizen science project could enhance both scientific research and public engagement, and can you share any specific areas of scientific study where citizen science might make a significant impact in the future?

Homework

Question 1

Explain the concept of crowdsourcing. Provide examples of how it is commonly used in different fields.

• Crowdsourcing involves getting information for millions of people and use it for various takss.

  Question 2

  Discuss the benefits and challenges associated with crowdsourcing. How can organizations effectively harness the power of crowdsourcing while mitigating potential drawbacks?

• By optimizing the cost and information gathered they can harness the power of croudsorucing. To reduce risks,they could check reliability of sources

  Question 3

  Identify a real-world example of a successful crowdsourcing project. Explain the project, its goals, and the positive outcomes achieved through the collaboration of a large group of people.

• Wikipedia is an example becuase its an encyclopedia that anypone can contribute to.

  Question 4

  Create a hypothetical scenario where crowdsourcing could be applied to solve a specific problem. Describe the problem, the type of contributions you would seek from the crowd, and the potential impact of implementing the crowdsourced solution.

• Crowdsourcing has the potential to address the challenge of not having enough data for training a companies program. Through crowdsourcing, companies can get more informaton. These contributors would offer real reposnes, which shows how effective it is