Assignments

Summary of weight for course assignments:

Component   Weight
Class participation 5%
Readings questions 5%
HW Assignments 45%
Semester project 45%

 

Class Participation

If you come to class regularly and pay attention, you should earn full credit. If you want to surf the internet on your laptop, stay home.

Readings Questions

For each assigned reading day, list one question that arose in your mind about the paper or one of the papers assigned. This should be stated in one sentence or perhaps two at most. Grading will be 0 (didn't turn in or not relevant), 1 (not very thoughtful), or 2 (a thoughtful question that shows you read and understood the paper. Full credit is 2 points. Particularly insightful and thoughtful questions can earn an extra credit score of 3. Turn in two paper copies of your question in class at the start of class. Electronic submissions or paper submissions after class will not be accepted.

Homework Assignments

HW1 - Data Exploration and Analysis (4%)
HW2 - Table and Graph Design (8%)
HW3 - Visualization with Many Eyes (8%)
HW4 - Critiquing Commercial Systems (13%)
HW5 - Investigative Analysis (8%)
HW6 - Drawing a Graph (4%)

 

Project

Description - Capstone term project

Late Turn-in: - For each class period late, 20% of the total grade will be deducted from an assignment's score.