INFO 3312/5312: Data Communication

Modified

March 13, 2025

This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses and the timeline of topics and assignments might be updated throughout the semester.

week dow date what topic prepare slides ae ae_sa hw hw_sa project notes
1 Tue Jan 21 Lec 1 Introduction to effective data communication
Thu Jan 23 Lec 2 The grammar of graphics hw-01
2 Tue Jan 28 Lec 3 Deep dive: layers (I)
Thu Jan 30 Lec 4 Deep dive: layers (II) hw-02
3 Tue Feb 4 Lec 5 Statistical transformations, scales, and guides
Thu Feb 6 Lec 6 Coordinate systems and faceting
4 Tue Feb 11 Lec 7 Data wrangling (I)
Thu Feb 13 Lec 8 Data wrangling (II) hw-03
5 Tue Feb 18
No class (February Break)
Thu Feb 20 Lec 9 Themes
6 Tue Feb 25 Lec 10 Annotating charts
Thu Feb 27 Lec 11 Telling the story with data
7 Tue Mar 4 Lec 12 Accessible visualization
Thu Mar 6
Project 1 presentations hw-04
8 Tue Mar 11 Lec 13 Graphical design: Qualities of great visualizations
Thu Mar 13 Lec 14 Graphical design: Scientific neutrality and Tufte
9 Tue Mar 18 Lec 15 Graphical design: Elevating emotion through data feminism
Thu Mar 20 Lec 16 Effective use of color hw-05
10 Tue Mar 25 Lec 17 Visualizing space: Overview and mapping raster tiles
Thu Mar 27 Lec 18 Visualizing space: Mapping with simple features
11 Tue Apr 1
No class (Spring Break)
Thu Apr 3
No class (Spring Break)
12 Tue Apr 8 Lec 19 From static to motion: Overview and animated charts
Thu Apr 10 Lec 20 Visualizing space: Interactive maps hw-06
13 Tue Apr 15 Lec 21 Scrollytelling
Thu Apr 17 Lec 22 Dashboards
14 Tue Apr 22 Lec 23 Interactive web applications with Shiny
Thu Apr 24 Lec 24 Interactive web applications with Shiny hw-07
15 Tue Apr 29 Lec 25 Tables
Thu May 1 Lec 26

16 Tue May 6 Lec 27 Wrap-up: Where to go from here