28 Assignments for Unit 4 - Projects
This includes the list of assignments for Unit 4 associated with Projects.
28.1 Group Presentation
Due to present in class on March 29, 2023. Teams of approximately 8 students. End product is a 12 minute presentation in class using slides and data visualizations.
Absence from in-class presentation will need a Doctor’s note or similar documentation to be able to make-up this assignment during Office Hours.
It should include approximately:
- 3 minutes of introduction and background
- 3 minutes defining the scope of your Project
- Spatial extent (e.g., state of California)
- Temporal extent (i.e., year-range)
- Environmental variable(s) to be examined (air pollution, water, radiation, climate, etc.)
- 3 minutes on what the team’s hypothesis is and what data will be acquired for exploring that hypothesis.
- 3 minutes on the visualization strategies that will help tell the story. What will the project look like (hand-drawn sketches or design mock-ups are fine).
28.1.1 Grading for Group Presentation Project
Total of 200 points.
- 50 points from other group members (participation grade - anonymous)
- 75 points for quality of presentation slides
- 15 points for spelling/grammar/formatting
- 40 points for content, text, and visualizations
- 20 points for covering 4 topic areas
- 75 points for presentation
- 25 points for covering 4 topic areas
- 20 points for having approximately equal talking time among team members
- 30 points for content mastery and for answering questions from classmates and Professor Mike
28.2 Individual Visualization
Due by email at 9:45 AM on April 14, 2023.
Assignment is a single visualization of data on the team’s chosen topic. Assignment should provide an exported visualization .png, .pdf, .html and the .R script used to generate the visualization. Source of data should be clearly identified as a comment within the .R script.
Describe a minimum of three features that were selected to explore the dataset, either in the .R script or in the email. Bullet points are fine.
28.3 Grading for Individual Visualization Project
Total of 150 points
- 15 points for data source attribution
- 25 points for description of three features
- 60 points for three features implementation in visualization
- 20 points for aesthetics
- 30 points for labels, legend, and in-visualization annotation
28.4 Group Visualization
Due by email at 9:45 AM on April 28th, 2023 or May 3rd, 2023
Assignment is a visualization on the team’s chosen topic. Assignment should provide an exported visualization .png, .pdf, .html and the .R script used to generate the visualization(s). Source(s) of data should be clearly identified as a comment within the .R script.
Describe the features that were selected to explore the dataset, either in the .R script or in the email. Bullet points are fine.
Document in a single paragraph how the visualization shows the group theme (Food Sovereignty, Warehouses and Sensitive Receptors, Toxic Tailings, Invasive Species, or Plant Health). I want a brief story of how the visualization illustrates that.
28.5 Grading for Group Visualization Project
Total of 250 points
- 30 points for data source attribution
- 30 points for description of features
- 70 points for features implementation in visualization(s)
- 30 points for aesthetics
- 30 points for labels, legend, and in-visualization annotation
- 30 points for the visualization providing insight into the group theme
- 30 points for group participation - (team grading)