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 |
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| 1 | Tue, Jan 20 | Introduction to effective data communication | π©βπ» Login to Cornellβs GitHub server π©βπ» Access Posit Workbench using your Cornell NetID and password π Find one example each of a good and bad data visualization |
π½οΈ slides 01 | |
| Thu, Jan 22 | The grammar of graphics | π ggplot2 - ch 13 (Mastery) π The grammar of graphics |
π½οΈ slides 02 β¨οΈ ae 01 β ae 01 β¨οΈ hw 01 |
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| 2 | Tue, Jan 27 | Deep dive: layers (I) | π socviz - ch 1 (Looking at data) π fdv - ch 2 (Visualizing data: Mapping data onto aesthetics) |
π½οΈ slides 03 β¨οΈ ae 02 β ae 02 |
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| Wed, Jan 28 | β hw 01 | HW 01 at 11:59pm | |||
| Thu, Jan 29 | Deep dive: layers (II) | π ggplot2 - ch 13 (Build a plot layer by layer) | π½οΈ slides 04 β¨οΈ ae 03 β ae 03 β¨οΈ hw 02 |
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| 3 | Tue, Feb 3 | Statistical transformations, scales, and guides | π ggplot2 - ch 14 (Scales and guides) π©βπ» Complete team preference survey for project 01 |
π½οΈ slides 05 β¨οΈ ae 04 β ae 04 |
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| Wed, Feb 4 | β hw 02 | HW 02 at 11:59pm | |||
| Thu, Feb 5 | Coordinate systems and faceting | π ggplot2 - ch 15 (Coordinate systems) + ch 16 - Faceting π fdv - ch 10 (Visualizing proportions) |
π½οΈ slides 06 β¨οΈ ae 05 β ae 05 β¨οΈ hw 03 |
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| 4 | Tue, Feb 10 | Data wrangling (I) | π r4ds - ch 3 (Data transformation) π r4ds - ch 5 (Data tidying) |
π½οΈ slides 07 β¨οΈ ae 06 β ae 06 |
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| Wed, Feb 11 | β hw 03 | HW 03 at 11:59pm | |||
| Thu, Feb 12 | Data wrangling (II) | π r4ds - ch 19 (Joins) | π½οΈ slides 08 β¨οΈ ae 07 β ae 07 |
Project 1 proposal at 11:59pm | |
| Fri, Feb 13 | Project 1 peer review at 11:59pm | ||||
| 5 | Tue, Feb 17 | No class (February Break) | |||
| Thu, Feb 19 | Themes | π ggplot2 - ch 17 (Themes) | π½οΈ slides 09 β¨οΈ ae 08 β ae 08 β¨οΈ hw 04 |
Project 1 revised proposal at 11:59pm | |
| 6 | Tue, Feb 24 | Annotating charts | π fdv - ch 22 + ch 23 π ggplot2 - ch 8 (Annotations) |
π½οΈ slides 10 β¨οΈ ae 09 |
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| Wed, Feb 25 | HW 04 at 11:59pm | ||||
| Thu, Feb 26 | Telling the story with data | π fdv - ch 29 | |||
| 7 | Tue, Mar 3 | Accessible visualization | π Do No Harm Guide: Centering Accessibility in Data Visualization - read ch 2 and 4 | ||
| Thu, Mar 5 | Project 1 presentations | Project 1 report + presentation at start of class | |||
| 8 | Tue, Mar 10 | Qualities of great visualizations | To be posted | ||
| Thu, Mar 12 | Effective use of color | To be posted | |||
| 9 | Tue, Mar 17 | Visualizing top-line survey responses | 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 | Interactivity in charts | To be posted | ||
| Thu, Apr 9 | Dashboards | To be posted | |||
| 13 | Tue, Apr 14 | Interactive reporting with Shiny (I) | To be posted | ||
| Thu, Apr 16 | Interactive reporting with Shiny (II) | To be posted | |||
| 14 | Tue, Apr 21 | To be posted | |||
| Thu, Apr 23 | 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 |