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Data Visualization

Detailed outline

Synchronous sessions will be held on Thursday starting at 8:35 and ending at 9:55 or earlier. You can find the link to these sessions on Brightspace. There is an agenda for each session. Most sessions will be recorded and posted on Brightspace. The other synchronous time in the timetable (Tuesday starting at 8:35) will be used for drop-in office hours.

Each lesson has written notes, a recorded video, slides, and links to textbook readings in the notes. Some students will prefer to begin with the video, others will prefer to begin with the written notes and slides. I suggest you learn which you prefer by experimentation. The tasks are designed to help you be sure you know the most important parts of each lesson.

Course calendar

Tasks are due the Monday at 9:00 Atlantic in the week after they are assigned. Assignment and project component due dates are listed below. Dates for non-synchronous components are guides to help you pace your work.

This is a tentative schedule which will be revised throughout the term.

Date Lesson Title Links
Week 1
Wed 6 Jan 0 Course mechanics Notes, Video, Slides
Thu 7 Jan 1 Invitation Notes, Video, Slides, Task 1
Thu 7 Jan Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 8 Jan 2 Computer tools Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Week 2
Mon 11 Jan Task 1 due at 9 am Brightspace
Mon 11 Jan 3 Accessing computer tools Notes, Video, Task 2
Tue 12 Jan Office hours Starts at 8:35
Wed 13 Jan 4 Look at data Notes, Video, Slides, Task 3
Thu 14 Jan 5 Making your first plot Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Thu 14 Jan Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Week 3
Mon 18 Jan Task 2 and 3 due at 9 am Brightspace
Mon 18 Jan 6 Version control Notes, Video, Slides, Task 4
Mon 18 Jan Assignment 1 available
Tue 19 Jan 7 Introduction to the grammar of graphics Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Tue 19 Jan Office hour: highlight help with task 4 Starts at 8:35, Task 4 demo
Wed 20 Jan 8 Using the grammar of graphics Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Thu 21 Jan Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Week 4
Mon 25 Jan 9 Summarizing data Notes, Video, Slides, Task 5
Mon 25 Jan Task 4 due at 9 am Nothing to submit, Tutorial video
Wed 27 Jan 10 Plotting facets Notes, Video, Slides, Task 6
Wed 27 Jan Assignment 1 due at 6 pm Instructions
Thu 28 Jan Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 29 Jan 11 Reading data Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Week 5
Mon 1 Feb Tasks 5 and 6 due at 9 am
Mon 1 Feb 12 Reshaping data Notes, Video, Slides, Task 7
Tue 2 Feb Assignment 2 available Description
Wed 3 Feb 13 Displaying tables Notes, Video, Slides, Task 8
Thu 4 Feb Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Thu 4 Feb 14 Getting help Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Week 6
Mon 8 Feb Tasks 7 and 8 due at 9 am
Mon 8 Feb 15 Working with models Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Tue 9 Feb Assignment 3 available Description
Wed 10 Feb Assignment 2 due at 6 pm
Wed 10 Feb 16 Linear models Notes, Video, Slides, Task 9
Thu 11 Feb Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 12 Feb 17 LOESS and GAM Notes, Video, Slides, Task 10
Week 8
Mon 22 Feb 18 Collaboration with GitHub Notes, Video, Slides, Task 11
Mon 22 Feb Project information finalized
Wed 24 Feb Tasks 9 and 10 due at 9 am
Wed 24 Feb 19 Finding data Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Wed 24 Feb Assignment 3 due at 6 pm
Thu 25 Feb Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 26 Feb 20 Reproducible reports Notes, Video, Slides, Task 12
Week 9
Mon 1 Mar 21 PCA Notes, Video, Slides, Task 13
Mon 1 Mar Task 11 due at 9 am
Mon 1 Mar Project teams sign-up deadline
Tue 2 Mar Assignment 4 available
Wed 3 Mar 22 MDS Notes, Video, Slides
Thu 4 Mar Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 5 Mar 23 K-means Notes, Video, Slides, Task 14
Week 10
Mon 8 Mar 24 Slide presentations Notes, Rpres, Slides, Video
Mon 8 Mar Tasks 12, 13 and 14 due at 9 am
Wed 10 Mar 25 Checking your work Notes, Video, Slides
Wed 10 Mar Assignment 4 due at 6 pm
Thu 11 Mar Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 12 Mar 26 Dynamic graphics Notes, Video, Slides
Fri 12 Mar Project proposal due
Week 11
Mon 15 Mar 27 Making maps Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Tue 16 Mar Assignment 5 available
Wed 17 Mar 28 More about maps Notes, Video, Slides, Task 15
Thu 18 Mar Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 19 Mar 29 Alternatives to maps Notes, Video, Slides, Task 16
Week 12
Mon 22 Mar Tasks 15 and 16 due at 9 am
Mon 22 Mar 30 Factors and Dates Notes, Video, Slides, Task 17
Wed 24 Mar 31 Using colour Notes, Video, Slides, Bonus task
Wed 24 Mar Assignment 5 due at 6 pm
Thu 25 Mar Synchronous meeting Agenda, Meet at 8:35
Fri 26 Mar 32 Themes Notes, Video, Slides, Task 18
Week 13
Mon 29 Mar Tasks 17 and 18 due at 9 am
Mon 29 Mar 33 Graphics output Notes, Video, Slides
Tue 30 Mar Assignment 6 available
Wed 31 Mar 34 Reconstructing a visualization Video, Slides
Thu 1 Apr Oral presentations, day 1 Agenda, Meet at 8:35, Presentation schedule, Peer evaluation schedule
Week 14
Tue 6 Apr Oral presentations, day 2 Agenda, Meet at 8:35, Presentation schedule, Peer evaluation schedule
Wed 7 Apr Assignment 6 due at 6 pm
Fri 9 Apr Project report due

Bonus Material