Winners of the 2007 Dr. James R. Chen Award for outstanding Master's final projects were announced during the School of Information commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2007. During their final semester, all Master's students in the School of Information are required to do a final project that represents the culmination of their two years in the program.

On Thursday, May 10 the school hosted a Final Project Showcase. During the showcase, all groups gave a 5 minute overview of their project. The following day, each group gave a full-length presentation in one of three tracks: Information in Context, User-Centered Design, and Social Information Systems. For a complete list of this this year's projects, see Master's Final Projects: 2007.

Recipients of the 2007 Dr. James R. Chen Award

Track 1 — Information in Context
Project: Faculty Advancement Support Technology (FAST)
Team members: Rich Meyer
Advisor: Raymond Yee

Track 2 — User-Centered Design
Project: Field/Mice Project
Team members: Andrea Moed, Owen Otto
Advisor: Nancy Van House

Track 3 — Social Information Systems
Project: The First Time Project
Team members: Mariano Ferrario, Jeffrey Kalvass, Christo Sims
Advisor: Coye Cheshire

Honorable Mention

Track 1 — Information in Context
Project: The Effects of User Reviews on Online Purchasing Behavior across Multiple Product Categories
Team members: Lisa Hankin
Advisor: Yale Braunstein

Track 3 — Social Information Systems
Project: Skillshop
Team members: Saud Al Shamsi, Debbie Cheng, Lindsay Tabas
Advisor: Nancy Van House