Assignments

Summary of weight for course assignments:

Component   Weight
Class participation 5%
HW Assignments 25%
Semester project 35%
Midterm exam 15%
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 - Find and Critique a Visualization (2%)
HW 2 - Table and Graph Design (4%)
HW 3 - Visualizing Data with D3 (5%)
HW 4 - Sample Exam Question (2%)
HW 5 - Drawing a Graph (3%)
HW 6 - Visualization Design on Document Collections (4%)
HW 7 - Critiquing a Commercial InfoVis System (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.