INFO 526: Data Analysis & Visualization

Dr. Greg Chism

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	Video	Prepare	Due
1		Lec 0	Welcome + Introducing your Toolkit	🎥	📚 socviz - Chp 1 🎥 Getting Started with Quarto 🎥 Git + GitHub in RStudio
		Lecs 1-2	Deep dive into ggplot2 layers I Deep dive into ggplot2 layers II	🎥	📚 ggplot2-book - Chp 13 📚 ggplot2-book - Chp 14 📚 ggplot2-book - Chp 15 📚 ggplot2-book - Chp 16 📚 ggplot2-book - Chp 17
		Project	Final Project Introduction	🎥
	Fri, May 23					📝 HW 0
2		Lecs 3-5	Data Wrangling I Data Wrangling II Data Wrangling III	🎥	📚 R4DS - Chp 6 📚 R4DS - Chp 19 📚 R4DS - Chp 20 📚 ggplot2-book - Chp 5 📚 ISLR - Chp 13.1 - 13.4
	Fri, May 30					✅ RQ 1
3		Lecs 6-7	Visualizing time series data I Visualizing time series data II	🎥	📚 fdv - Chp 13 📚 fdv - Chp 14
		Lec 8	Themes + Axes + Annotation	🎥	🎥 Reporting and visualising the pandemic by John Burn-Murdoch 🎥 Always look on the bright side of plots by Kara Woo
	Wed, Jun 4	Peer review	Project Proposal Peer Review	🎥
	Fri, Jun 6					📝 HW 1 ✅ RQ 2
4	Mon, Jun 9	Lec 9	Presentation ready plots	🎥	📚 fdv - Chp 29
		Lec 10	Data visualization accessibility	🎥	📃 The Right Tools for the Job by Frank Elavsky 📃 Writing Alt Text to Communicate the Meaning in Data Visualizations by Elizabeth Hare 📚 fdv - Chp 19 📚 fdv - Chp 4
		Lec 11	Du Bois visualizations	🎥	📃 Six part series on W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy
		Lec 12	Visualizing Uncertainty	🎥	📚 fdv - Chp 10 📚 fdv - Chp 11 📚 fdv - Chp 16 📃 Uncertainty Visualization
	Fri, Jun 13					📝 HW 2 ✅ RQ 3
5	Mon, Jun 16	Lec 13-14	Visualizing geospatial data I Visualizing geospatial data II	🎥	📚 fdv - Chp 15 📃 sf vgnette 1 + 📃 sf vgnette 2 + 📃 sf vgnette 3 + 📃 sf vgnette 4 + 📃 sf vgnette 5	📑 Project Peer-Review Due
	Wed, Jun 18	Lec 15	Interactive visualizations + reporting with Shiny	🎥	📚 ms - Chp 1 📚 ms - Chp 2 📚 ms - Chp 3 📚 ms - Chp 7	📑 Project proposals for instructor review
	Fri, Jun 20					✅ RQ 4
6	Mon, Jun 23	Lec 16	Dashboards	🎥	📃 What is a Dashboard 📃 What makes a great Dashboard 📃 Dashboard Design Process 📃 Quarto Dashboards 📈 Labor + Delivery Dashboard
	Wed, Jun 25	Lec 17	Tables	🎥	📃 10 Guidelines for Better Tables 📃 10+ Guidelines for Better Tables in R	📝 HW 3
	Fri, Jun 27	Lec 18	Animation	🎥	📃 gganimate vignette	📝 ds-experience due
7	Mon, Jun 30		Project presentations
	Wed, Jul 2					📝 HW 4 📑 Final Project Due