Perception of violence in Brgy. up campus
Purpose of the map:
To start, I wanted to create a map with the social issues of UP Diliman that are not known to most students. The target audience of my map are students studying in he campus because it is most likely that they will be the ones who will experience these
or encounter them (hopefully not). Also, I wanted to let the public know that despite the campus being a center of excellence and produces students of amazing calibre, the place that they go to is not exactly a perfect environment for learning. At this point in
time, these problems are small and can go unnoticed if not given exposure. Consequently, it will grow to larger a scale and can possibly affect the entire campus in the future. Because my map is a cognitive one, it highlights that even average students
like me can provide my own way of showcasing these problems to help fellow students through small steps. It is also to make readers and viewers to critically think that as a cognitive map, these places of incidents are not limited to the ones mentioned as they would have their own perception of what violence is and where they happen.
Data collection:
The only data I gathered are those from the Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment and Office of Counselling and Guidance. This is due to the reason that my map is cognitive and most of the shown data came from my perspective and experiences. The data I got from OASH and OCG are somehow to support my prior knowledge regarding incidents. Inputting the data was relatively easy as I just needed to pinpoint the locations and create guides leading to them.
Challenges in creating the map:
The hardest part of creating the map is actually designing the map and making it as creative as possible to catch the attention of viewers and readers. I made sure that the map is not statistically heavy and does not involve numbers or graphs because it will
somehow become like traditional maps, which a lot of people just pass by. As a person who is not good with aesthetics, this was the part I really struggled in. Aside from designing the map, it would be thinking of the description. Having a good descriptions
strengthens the imagery of the map as a whole. I’m just lucky that my mentor, Mylene De Guzman, was there to help me with labeling. She pointed out several mistakes when it comes to how I tried to explain the social problems in my own words. It took me
quite several revisions before we came up with labels that we agreed to.
Advice to beginners:
The most important thing to consider when creating your own individual map is the topic you will pursue. Having a topic that you are very much interested in will help you as you know that you have prior knowledge on it and won’t struggle to continue in
the later stages of mapping. I have seen many people change their topic and their scope just because they were not happy or satisfied with what they had to begin with. Another thing you have to consider is that you have a mentor who is well-versed in your specified topic. Do not be afraid to approach them when you have problems in dealing with certain issues as they have most probably have overcame it before. Lastly, do not be afraid to experiment. This course is one of the hardest courses out there in Geography and it would be a shame if you were to do the bare minimum. The course is hard for a reason that it will develop your skills, may the be related to mapping or not.
To start, I wanted to create a map with the social issues of UP Diliman that are not known to most students. The target audience of my map are students studying in he campus because it is most likely that they will be the ones who will experience these
or encounter them (hopefully not). Also, I wanted to let the public know that despite the campus being a center of excellence and produces students of amazing calibre, the place that they go to is not exactly a perfect environment for learning. At this point in
time, these problems are small and can go unnoticed if not given exposure. Consequently, it will grow to larger a scale and can possibly affect the entire campus in the future. Because my map is a cognitive one, it highlights that even average students
like me can provide my own way of showcasing these problems to help fellow students through small steps. It is also to make readers and viewers to critically think that as a cognitive map, these places of incidents are not limited to the ones mentioned as they would have their own perception of what violence is and where they happen.
Data collection:
The only data I gathered are those from the Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment and Office of Counselling and Guidance. This is due to the reason that my map is cognitive and most of the shown data came from my perspective and experiences. The data I got from OASH and OCG are somehow to support my prior knowledge regarding incidents. Inputting the data was relatively easy as I just needed to pinpoint the locations and create guides leading to them.
Challenges in creating the map:
The hardest part of creating the map is actually designing the map and making it as creative as possible to catch the attention of viewers and readers. I made sure that the map is not statistically heavy and does not involve numbers or graphs because it will
somehow become like traditional maps, which a lot of people just pass by. As a person who is not good with aesthetics, this was the part I really struggled in. Aside from designing the map, it would be thinking of the description. Having a good descriptions
strengthens the imagery of the map as a whole. I’m just lucky that my mentor, Mylene De Guzman, was there to help me with labeling. She pointed out several mistakes when it comes to how I tried to explain the social problems in my own words. It took me
quite several revisions before we came up with labels that we agreed to.
Advice to beginners:
The most important thing to consider when creating your own individual map is the topic you will pursue. Having a topic that you are very much interested in will help you as you know that you have prior knowledge on it and won’t struggle to continue in
the later stages of mapping. I have seen many people change their topic and their scope just because they were not happy or satisfied with what they had to begin with. Another thing you have to consider is that you have a mentor who is well-versed in your specified topic. Do not be afraid to approach them when you have problems in dealing with certain issues as they have most probably have overcame it before. Lastly, do not be afraid to experiment. This course is one of the hardest courses out there in Geography and it would be a shame if you were to do the bare minimum. The course is hard for a reason that it will develop your skills, may the be related to mapping or not.