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