Assignments

Summary of weight for course assignments:

Component   Weight
Class participation 5%
HW Assignments 35%
      HW 1 3%
      HW 2 5%
      HW 3 6%
      HW 4 7%
      HW 5 3%
      HW 6 6%
      HW 7 5%
Semester project 40%
Final exam 20%

 

Class Participation

It is expected that students will come to class, be prepared by doing the readings, and will pay attention and participate in discussions. Doing all three regularly will earn full credit. If you want to surf the internet on your laptop in class, take another course.

Homework Assignments

HW 1 - Data Exploration and Analysis (3%)
HW 2 - Table and Graph Design (5%)
HW 3a - Visualizing Data with D3 (6%)
HW 3b - Multivariate Data Visual Design (6%)
HW 4 - Critiquing Commercial InfoVis Systems (7%)
HW 5 - Drawing a Graph (3%)
HW 6 - Visualization Design on Document Collections (6%)
HW 7 - Investigative Analysis: Putting the Pieces Together (5%)

 

Project

Description - Capstone term project

Late Turn-in: - For each class period late, 25% of the total grade will be deducted from an assignment's score.