STA 313: Advanced Data Visualization

Dr. Mine Γ‡etinkaya-Rundel

This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses and the timeline of topics and assignments might be updated throughout the semester.

week date topic prepare due
0 Thu, Jan 12 Lec 0
1 Tue, Jan 17 Lec 1

πŸ“š ggplot2-book - Chp 13
πŸ“š socviz

βœ… RQ 1

Wed, Jan 18 Lab
Thu, Jan 19 Lec 2
2 Tue, Jan 24 Lec 3

πŸ“š R4DS - Chp 6

Wed, Jan 25 Lab

Work on HW 1

Thu, Jan 26 Lec 4

πŸ“š R4DS - Chp 21

πŸ“ HW 1

3 Tue, Jan 31 Lec 5

βœ… RQ 2

Wed, Feb 1 Lab

Work on Project 1 proposals

Thu, Feb 2 Lec 6
4 Tue, Feb 7 Lec 7

πŸ“š R4DS - Chp 21

πŸ“‘ Project 1 proposals for peer review

Wed, Feb 8 Lab

Peer review for Project 1 proposals + Work on HW 2

Thu, Feb 9 Lec 8

πŸ“š fdv - Chp 13

πŸ“ HW 2

Fri, Feb 10

πŸ“‘ Project 1 proposals for instructor review

5 Tue, Feb 14 Lec 9

πŸ“š fdv - Chp 14

βœ… RQ 3

Wed, Feb 15 Lab

Work on Project 1 presentations + writeups

Thu, Feb 16 Lec 10

πŸŽ₯ Reporting and visualising the pandemic by John Burn-Murdoch
πŸŽ₯ Always look on the bright side of plots by Kara Woo

6 Tue, Feb 21 Lec 11

πŸ“š fdv - Chp 29

Wed, Feb 22 Lab

Project 1 presentations

πŸ“‘ Project 1

Thu, Feb 23 Lec 12

Visualizing uncertainty:
🎀 Guest lecture - Matthew Kay

7 Tue, Feb 28 Lec 13

βœ… RQ 4

Wed, Mar 1 Lab

Work on HW 3

Thu, Mar 2 Lec 14
8 Tue, Mar 7 Lec 15

πŸ“š fdv - Chp 10

Wed, Mar 8 Lab

Work on HW 3

Thu, Mar 9 Lec 16

πŸ“š fdv - Chp 11

πŸ“ HW 3

9 Tue, Mar 14 Lec

πŸ–οΈ Spring Break

Wed, Mar 15 Lab

πŸ–οΈ Spring Break

Thu, Mar 16 Lec

πŸ–οΈ Spring Break

10 Tue, Mar 21 Lec 17
Wed, Mar 22 Lab

Work on Project 2 proposals + HW 4

Thu, Mar 23 Lec 18

πŸ“š fdv - Chp 15

πŸ“ HW 4

11 Tue, Mar 28 Lec 19

πŸ“ƒ sf vgnette 1 + πŸ“ƒ sf vgnette 2 +
πŸ“ƒ sf vgnette 3 + πŸ“ƒ sf vgnette 4 +
πŸ“ƒ sf vgnette 5

πŸ“‘ Project 2 proposals for peer review

Wed, Mar 29 Lab

Project 2 proposal peer review

Thu, Mar 30 Lec 20

Visualizing geospatial data III

Fri, Mar 31

πŸ“‘ Project 2 proposals for instructor review

12 Tue, Apr 4 Lec 21

Visualizing text data

Wed, Apr 5 Lab

Work on HW 5

Thu, Apr 6 Lec 22

Tables

πŸ“ HW 5

13 Tue, Apr 11 Lec 23

Animation

βœ… RQ 5

Wed, Apr 12 Lab

Project 2 peer review

Thu, Apr 13 Lec 24

Interactive visualizations + reporting

14 Tue, Apr 18 Lec 25

Interactivity beyond R with Observable:
🎀 Guest lecture - Allison Horst

Wed, Apr 19 Lab

Work on HW 6

Thu, Apr 20 Lec 26

Colors

πŸ“ HW 6

15 Tue, Apr 25 Lec 27

Generative art

βœ… RQ 6

Wed, Apr 26 Lab

Project 2 practice presentations + peer review

Thu, Apr 27 Lec 28

Wrap up

16 Thu, May 4 Final

Project 2 presentations

πŸ“‘ Project 2