Current Events Dataviz Research
- Due Aug 28, 2019 by 11:59pm
- Points 30
- Submitting a text entry box
This assignment is about getting a feel for data visualization projects in general, and how data visualization can be applied in real-world scenarios.
You are to look through the news, Twitter #dataviz Links to an external site., whichever timely sources you prefer, and find a data visualization that meets the following criteria:
- Relates to current events.
- Published less than 2 months ago.
- Different from other student submissions.
Once you've found it, please do the following:
- Write up a brief (a few sentences) description of the visualization and the data it shows.
- Post a screenshot of it in Slack (our course channel, not the #general channel)
- Including the link to the page and your brief description.
- In Canvas, submit text with the URL of the visualization and also your brief description.
Rubric
Please include a title
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Relates to current events.
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Published less than 2 months ago.
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Links to the original source of the data.
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Different from other student submissions.
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Screenshot posted in slack with link
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Short description included in Slack post
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