First blog post: beginning the MI program - Erina

My name is Erina. I am a first year Master of Information (MI) student with the intention of pursuing the Human Centered Data Science (HCDS) concentration. I was drawn to University of Toronto's MI program because I wanted to explore ways in which data can improve the quality of our lives while being cognizant of privacy issues. 

My bachelor's degree in Economics from a liberal arts college in the United States helped spark my interest in a wide range of social science questions - examining how societies formed, how individuals reached decisions, and how large public and private institutions maximized optimal levels of utility, profit, and sometimes, happiness. Upon graduating from college, I embarked on a career in finance, only to later realize I wanted to work in an intellectually stimulating career path which aimed to increase the quality of life of individuals. I hope to obtain the technical and qualitative skill sets to achieve this goal through this degree. I especially hope this Research Methods class will help me understand what academic methods one can use to tackle different types of difficult problems. 

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  1. KaitlinSeptember 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM

    Hey Erina,

    I really enjoyed reading your post! We're in the same boat, I also want to learn more about qualitative research methods.

    Looking forward to talking all semester on the blog :)

    Kaitlin

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  2. WenSeptember 24, 2020 at 5:27 AM

    Hi Erina,

    Thanks for sharing your story! I had similar experience working in business and eventually found passion in increasing the quality of life for people - it's so exciting to make a difference! And I also have concentration in HCDS. Hope this will be a great start of our journeys!

    Wen

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