INFO 3312/5312: Data Communication

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	Mon, Jun 1	Introduction to effective data communication Qualities of great visualizations	👩‍💻 Login to Cornell’s GitHub server 👩‍💻 Access Posit Workbench using your Cornell NetID and password 📄 The Truthful Art - ch 2 (The Five Qualities of Great Visualizations)	📄 Welcome to INFO 3312 📄 Qualities of great visualizations ⌨️ Homework 01
	Tue, Jun 2	The grammar of graphics	📗 ggplot2 - ch 13 (Mastery) 📜 The grammar of graphics	📄 The grammar of graphics 📝 Building a complicated, layered graphic using the grammar of graphics
	Wed, Jun 3	Deep dive: layers	📙 socviz - ch 1 (Looking at data) 📕 fdv - ch 2 (Visualizing data: Mapping data onto aesthetics) 📗 ggplot2 - ch 13 (Build a plot layer by layer)	📄 Deep dive: layers part 1 + part 2 ⌨️ Practicing a bunch of geoms ⌨️ Homework 02	HW 01 at 11:59pm
	Thu, Jun 4	Statistical transformations, scales, and guides Coordinate systems and faceting	📗 ggplot2 - ch 14 (Scales and guides) + ch 15 (Coordinate systems) + ch 16 - Faceting 📕 fdv - ch 10 (Visualizing proportions)	📄 Deep dive: stats + scales + guides 📄 Deep dive: coordinates + facets ⌨️ Adjusting scales for World Bank indicators ⌨️ Waffle charts for visualizing proportions ⌨️ Homework 03
	Fri, Jun 5	Data wrangling	📘 r4ds - ch 3 (Data transformation) + ch 5 (Data tidying) + ch 19 (Joins)	📄 Data wrangling: part 1 + part 2 ⌨️ Take a sad plot, and make it better	HW 02 at 11:59pm
2	Mon, Jun 8	Themes Annotating charts	📗 ggplot2 - ch 8 (Annotations) + ch 17 (Themes) 📕 fdv - ch 22 (Titles, captions, and tables) + ch 23 (Balance the data and the context)	📄 Deep dive: themes 📄 Annotating charts ⌨️ A custom {ggplot2} theme for Cornell ⌨️ Telling a story of CO₂ emissions over time	HW 03 at 11:59pm
	Tue, Jun 9	Telling the story with data Accessible visualization	📕 fdv - ch 29 (Telling a story and making a point) 📜 Do No Harm Guide: Centering Accessibility in Data Visualization - read ch 2 and 4	📄 Telling the story with data 📄 Implementing accessibility 📝 Write alternative text for data visualizations
	Wed, Jun 10	Effective use of color Visualizing survey responses	📕 fdv - ch 4 (Color scales) + ch 19 (Common pitfalls of color use)		HW 04 at 11:59pm
	Thu, Jun 11	Visualizing space	📕 fdv - ch 15 (Visualizing geospatial data) 📄 The Truthful Art - ch 10 (Mapping data)		Project 01 at 11:59pm Project 02 proposal at 11:59pm
	Fri, Jun 12	Animated charts Interactivity in charts	📄 “Getting Started” from the {gganimate} documentation		Project 01 oral exam
3	Mon, Jun 15	Dashboards	Review Quarto Dashboards documentation Overview Layout Data Display Theming Look through some of the examples in the gallery		HW 05 at 11:59pm
	Tue, Jun 16	Interactive reporting with Shiny	📙 Mastering Shiny - ch 1 + ch 2 + ch 3
	Wed, Jun 17	Interactive reporting with Shiny			Project 02 at 11:59pm
	Thu, Jun 18	Wrap-up: Where to go from here			Project 02 oral exam HW 06 at 11:59pm