INFO 3312/5312: Data Communication

Modified

January 7, 2026

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 DATE TOPIC PREPARE MATERIALS DUE
1 Tue, Jan 20 Introduction to effective data communication πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Login to Cornell’s GitHub server
πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Access RStudio Workbench using your Cornell NetID and password



Thu, Jan 22 The grammar of graphics To be posted

2 Tue, Jan 27 Deep dive: layers (I) To be posted


Wed, Jan 28


HW 01 at 11:59pm

Thu, Jan 29 Deep dive: layers (II) To be posted

3 Tue, Feb 3 Statistical transformations, scales, and guides To be posted


Wed, Feb 4


HW 02 at 11:59pm

Thu, Feb 5 Coordinate systems and faceting To be posted

4 Tue, Feb 10 Data wrangling (I) To be posted


Wed, Feb 11


HW 03 at 11:59pm

Thu, Feb 12 Data wrangling (II) To be posted

5 Tue, Feb 17 No class (February Break) To be posted


Thu, Feb 19 Themes To be posted

6 Tue, Feb 24 Annotating charts To be posted


Wed, Feb 25


HW 04 at 11:59pm

Thu, Feb 26 Telling the story with data To be posted

7 Tue, Mar 3 Accessible visualization To be posted


Thu, Mar 5 Project 1 presentations To be posted

8 Tue, Mar 10
To be posted


Thu, Mar 12
To be posted

9 Tue, Mar 17
To be posted


Thu, Mar 19
To be posted

10 Tue, Mar 24 Visualizing space: Overview and mapping raster tiles To be posted


Thu, Mar 26 Visualizing space: Mapping with simple features To be posted

11 Tue, Mar 31 No class (Spring Break) To be posted


Thu, Apr 2 No class (Spring Break) To be posted

12 Tue, Apr 7
To be posted


Thu, Apr 9 Interactivity in charts To be posted

13 Tue, Apr 14
To be posted


Thu, Apr 16 Dashboards To be posted

14 Tue, Apr 21 Interactive reporting with Shiny (I) To be posted


Thu, Apr 23 Interactive reporting with Shiny (II) To be posted

15 Tue, Apr 28
To be posted


Thu, Apr 30 Peer review project 02 drafts To be posted

16 Tue, May 5 Wrap-up: Where to go from here To be posted


NA Project 02 presentations