{"id":1922,"date":"2017-01-26T14:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/?page_id=1922"},"modified":"2017-04-28T10:00:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T14:00:14","slug":"syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus &#8211; Spring 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Data Visualization seminar, Trinity College students\u00a0partner with Hartford-area community organizations\u00a0to create interactive charts and maps for\u00a0their websites. Beginners are welcome; no prior experience required.\u00a0Most Trinity students enroll through the FORG 210-04 internship seminar for 1 credit, which requires working 8 hours\/week with a community partner field supervisor, with an internship form approved by the Career Development Center. Learn about our <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TrinityDataVizInterns\">matchmaking process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructor:<\/strong> Professor Jack Dougherty: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jackdougherty\">web<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jack.dougherty@trincoll.edu\">email<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\" target=\"_blank\">book appointment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching\u00a0Assistant:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam &#8217;18<\/a>\u00a0provides help during office hours on Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm in the Student Technology Assistant (STA) area, Level 1, Trinity Library; or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time\/Location:<\/strong>\u00a0During Spring 2017, our class runs most\u00a0Fridays 12-1pm (light lunch provided), plus drop-in hour from 1-2pm, at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinfocafe.org\/\">TrinfoCafe<\/a>, 1300 Broad Street, Hartford, Connecticut. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1300+Broad+St,+Hartford,+CT+06106\/\">Map and Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Computers and Textbook:<\/strong>\u00a0Bring any laptop computer.\u00a0Our free online textbook\u00a0is <em>Data Visualization for All<\/em> at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/DataVizForAll.org\">http:\/\/DataVizForAll.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wifi access at Trinfo Cafe:<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Trinity students: Select\u00a0TrinAir network.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/files\/2017\/01\/trinfo-clearpass-login.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2873\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/files\/2017\/01\/trinfo-clearpass-login.png\" alt=\"trinfo-clearpass-login\" width=\"164\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a>\u2022 Off-campus guests: Select TrinGuest network. You will be redirected to ClearPass Guest website for Visitor Registration and enter your email and phone number. After registering, you will receive both an email and text message with your login and expiration date. Return to ClearPass Guest registration, click Sign In at the top, and enter your new login.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>(subject to change; * =more to come; major revisions in <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>Jump to: <a href=\"#week1\">Week 1<\/a>: Jan 27 &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"#week2\">Week 2<\/a>: Feb 3 &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"#week3\">Week 3<\/a>: Feb 10 &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"#week4\">Week 4<\/a>: Feb 17 &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"#week5\">Week 5<\/a>: Feb 24 &#8212; <a href=\"#week6\">Week 6<\/a>: March 3 &#8212; <a href=\"#week7\">Week 7<\/a>: March 10 &#8212; <a href=\"#week8\">Week 8<\/a>: March 24 &#8212; <a href=\"#week9\">Week 9<\/a>: March 31 &#8212; <a href=\"#week10\">Week 10<\/a>: April 7 &#8212; <a href=\"#week11\">Week 11<\/a>: April 14 &#8212; <a href=\"#week12\">Week 12<\/a>:\u00a0April 21 &#8212; <a href=\"#week13\">Week 13<\/a>: April 28 &#8212; <a href=\"#assessment\">Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"week1\">Week 1: Fri Jan 27 Orientation: Students &amp; Community Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome to TrinfoCafe by Carlos Espinosa<\/li>\n<li>Introductions by all participants<\/li>\n<li>What are data visualizations?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s your data story? What do you want to create?\n<ul>\n<li>Draw a picture<\/li>\n<li>Write questions or statements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sign\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/files\/2016\/01\/DataViz-media-consent-2016-01.pdf\">media consent forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fill out\u00a0your &#8220;Partner Planning&#8221; Google Document with as much details as possible by the end of\u00a0Thursday Feb 2nd. Not graded, but be ready to share on Friday Feb 3rd seminar.\n<ul>\n<li>Open my <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1myPbeUTyzemR-GJZvNeJHJuQER0njKLXWbgKyBcnB2o\/edit\">Partner Planning GDoc template<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sign in to your Google account<\/li>\n<li>File &gt; Make a Copy (requires free account)<\/li>\n<li>Discuss with your partner and answer questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week2\">Week 2: Fri Feb 3 Planning with Partners; Beta Testing edX<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In seminar: Share <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1myPbeUTyzemR-GJZvNeJHJuQER0njKLXWbgKyBcnB2o\/edit\">your Partner Planning document<\/a> on our password-protected\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">GDoc Organizer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re new to Google Docs, <a href=\"http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/webwriting\/chapter\/how-to-google-docs\">read my tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In seminar: Read Partner Planning\u00a0docs by other students<\/li>\n<li>Discuss: What are common challenges in working with community partners on data visualization projects? What strategies are you trying to overcome these?<\/li>\n<li>Start\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/data-visualization-all-trinityx-t005x\">DataViz For All edX course<\/a>\u00a0as beta testers\n<ul>\n<li>Assign Welcome and Section 1 by end of Thursday Feb 9th<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beta-testing-dataviz\">Beta Testing GDoc<\/a>: report problems, confusing instructions, poor wording, bad links, etc.<\/li>\n<li>How to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201361\">capture a screenshot on Mac<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalcitizen.life\/4-ways-take-screenshots-windows-8-81-using-built-tools\">on Windows<\/a>. See also free screenshot tools <a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/skitch\/\">Skitch<\/a> (Mac) or <a href=\"http:\/\/getgreenshot.org\/\">GreenShot<\/a> (Windows)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Jack at Trinfo on Fridays 1-2pm, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a> on Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 7-8pm at Library STA desk, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a>; see her welcome video (not public)*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week3\">Week 3: Fri Feb 10th Find Open Data; Review\u00a0Section 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read before seminar: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.datavizforall.org\/find\/\">Find and Know Your Data<\/a>&#8221; chapters (especially &#8220;Connecticut Open Data&#8221;) in DataViz For All book.<\/li>\n<li>Guest: Brett Flodine, GIS Project Leader for City of Hartford, and Hartford Open Data repository <a href=\"http:\/\/data.hartford.gov\">http:\/\/data.hartford.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Discuss: How to find open data for your project<\/li>\n<li>Assign: Post project summary with your partner on our <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">Google Doc Organizer<\/a>\u00a0by end of\u00a0Thurs Feb 16th<\/li>\n<li>Review Section 1: &#8220;Choose the Right Tools to Tell Your Story&#8221; in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/data-visualization-all-trinityx-t005x\">DataViz For All edX course<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What did you learn? What confused you? How can we improve? Share your comments in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beta-testing-dataviz\">Beta Testing GDoc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Assign: Section 2: &#8220;Create and Embed Charts on Your Site&#8221; in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/data-visualization-all-trinityx-t005x\">DataViz For All edX course<\/a>\u00a0by the end of Thursday Feb 16th, and share comments on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beta-testing-dataviz\">Beta Testing GDoc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Jack at Trinfo on Fridays 1-2pm, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">new hours: Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week4\">Week 4: Feb 17th\u00a0Chart Design and Embed iframe with GitHub<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/data-visualization-all-trinityx-t005x\">Section 2 edX course<\/a> (not complete)\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beta-testing-dataviz\">Beta Testing GDoc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Embed iframe with GitHub tutorial:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.datavizforall.org\/embed\/github-pages\/\">https:\/\/www.datavizforall.org\/embed\/github-pages\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><del>Assign Section 3 edX course<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Jack at Trinfo on Fridays 1-2pm, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week5\">Week 5: Feb 24th: Project updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be prepared to speak about (and show) work on your partner&#8217;s project<\/li>\n<li>edX Section 3 intro video<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/data-visualization-all-trinityx-t005x\">edX course Section 3: Edit, Share, and Host Code Templates<\/a>, finish\u00a0assessments by end of Thursday March 2nd, receive full-credit for completing any answers (to improve beta testing)<\/li>\n<li>Report problems in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beta-testing-dataviz\">beta testing Google Doc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Jack at Trinfo most on Fridays 1-2pm, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week6\">Week 6: March 3rd: Leaflet Maps with GitHub code templates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review Section 2 and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beta-testing-dataviz\">beta testing Google Doc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.datavizforall.org\/github\">Section 3 intro: Share, Edit, and Host Code Templates with GitHub<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tutorial (new link): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datavizforall.org\/github\/fork-leaflet\">Fork and Edit Simple Leaflet Point Map\u00a0with GitHub<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tutorial in-progress: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datavizforall.org\/leaflet\/with-google-sheets\/\">Leaflet Maps with Google Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scheduling check-in meetings with community partners instead of regular class<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Jack at Trinfo most on Fridays 1-2pm, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week7\">Week 7: March 10th<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No\u00a0class. Instead, instructor will schedule individual appointments with each student and community\u00a0partner to review progress, ideally at the partner&#8217;s site. If necessary, schedule appointments during class time<\/li>\n<li>Instructor will email mid-semester evaluation forms to community partners<\/li>\n<li><del>Assign Section 3 due on March\u00a023rd<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Drop-in hours at Trinfo from 12-2pm this week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spring Break &#8211; March 17th &#8211; no class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No TA hours and no drop-in hours at Trinfo Cafe this week<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"week8\">Week 8: March 24th Digital storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In place of our regular class, come to the 1823 Room, 2nd floor of Trinity Library, to attend lunch and presentations at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/UrbanGlobal\/CUGS\/students\/CLI\/spotlight\/Pages\/Digital-Storytelling-Workshop.aspx\">Digital\u00a0Storytelling with Community Learning workshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Assign edX Sections 3 and 4, due by end of Thursday March 30th. Peer review scores will count toward your final grade<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>No Friday drop-in hours with Jack, but McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week9\">Week 9: March 31st Transforming Data and Making Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning more about Leaflet Maps with Google Sheets<\/li>\n<li>Assign edX Sections 5 and 6<\/li>\n<li>Assign presentation dates<\/li>\n<li>Preparing presentations with your partner<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Drop-in hours with Jack 1-2pm at Trinfo, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week10\">Week 10: April 7th Final Project\u00a0Presentations and Transition Memos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All edX assignments (peer reviews count toward your grade) due by end of Friday April 21st. Use your community partner project as your final project.<\/li>\n<li>Assign final project presentation, using Google Slides. Share &gt; Advanced &gt; Anyone with link can view, and email to Jack one day before presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Sample presentations from past years:\n<ul>\n<li>Veronica Armendariz and Robert Cotto<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1YkfSxIH9BrkASmtGHG8sjl3wJ_NshzvTejVgzeKHDfc\/edit#slide=id.p\"> sample presentation 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/2016\/04\/29\/girl-scouts-market-sharepotential-map-presentation\/\">Stefania Ruibal and CT Girl Scouts, April 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/2016\/04\/21\/assignment-10-presentation-and-transfer-and-training-plan\/\">Doris Zhang and KNOX, April 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>and <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/posts\/\">others in course blog posts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Assign Transition Plans (see updated details below).<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Drop-in hours with Jack 1-2pm at Trinfo, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week11\">Week 11: April 14th Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentations of work-in-progress: Emphasize Goals, Process, Reflections<\/li>\n<li>Round 1:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1E6bU1tj54Hs8hsC4j_JGfz641D32m5w04A_rnLO57bk\/\">Jordan Politz with Ben Faust<\/a>, Community Solutions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1iAMjbCJXC5YyduOSFK9an2vFbAbF-AdkGPQDesRNguI\/\">Jason Masurovsky with Lisa Dabrowski<\/a>, CT Open Communities Alliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reminder: Complete all of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/data-visualization-all-trinityx-t005x\">DataViz For All edX online assignments<\/a> (especially peer reviews) by end of Friday April 21st<\/li>\n<li>Assign\u00a0Transition Plans: Write a detailed memo for your community partner, and review it with them in-person, to help them\u00a0take ownership of the final product (copies of all data files, shared accounts), with instructions on how to make future updates (with links to tutorials and\/or your specific instructions). Write in a shared Google Doc, then copy and paste the link on our <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">GDoc Organizer<\/a> before seminar on Friday April 28th.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/2016\/04\/21\/injury-prevention-center-presentation-data-visualization-final\/\">Sample transition plan by Stacy Lam, April 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Community Partners: Complete online evaluation by end of Friday April 28th<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Drop-in hours with Jack 1-2pm at Trinfo, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week12\">Week 12: April 21st Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentations of work-in-progress: Emphasize Goals, Process, Reflections<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Round 2:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ONAyNKjrNJgnw_shsczTgBZUVCb6TPf47OTO0iHdrFM\">Devan Suggs with Emmanuel Adero<\/a>, CT Association for Human Services<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ksXKv9MIkDANxBIuB_U46Ug0W0_s8O1-ZpwjZXAqyp8\">Nhat Pham with James Jeter<\/a>, Hartford Community Loan Fund<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1JsV8clrOvNmrmquFyN5pza7Qa9_Duplw4WeZSGSGev4\">Brynne MacIver with Garry Lapidus<\/a>, Injury Prevention Center, CT Children&#8217;s Medical Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Update on Ilya&#8217;s improvements to next version of <a href=\"https:\/\/jackdougherty.github.io\/leaflet-maps-with-google-sheets-dev\/index.html\">Leaflet Maps with Google Sheets DEV repo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reminder: All edX online assignments (especially peer reviews) due by end\u00a0of Friday April 21st<\/li>\n<li>Reminder: Transition Plans\u00a0for community partners due on our <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">GDoc Organizer<\/a> before seminar on Friday April 28th.<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Drop-in hours with Jack 1-2pm at Trinfo, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:stacy.lam@trincoll.edu\">Stacy Lam<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Tuesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 5-6pm<\/span> at Library STA desk, or email or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">text her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"week13\">Week 13: April 28th Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Round 3:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1mV2e1YlbjbObIYXt68fqpH1qXze_7YriIHSmODkuss4\">Zach Cromwell with Julie Geyer and Kenny Cheung<\/a>, Capital Workforce Partners<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1IYlRvUWtILk0tx9Np9NrZOT9-5zznHXY3AfOT0MO184\">Ania Aliev with Kelly Annelli<\/a>, CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1nnBbWH3vKlgsN9FD_9AeL9XFTYV0h5E_akUWaOHkJoQ\/edit#slide=id.p\">Alex Perez with Sara Bronin and Shaun McCann<\/a>, Hartford Climate Stewardship Council<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1SsdfL7Du-aYC2ff_HGWFFodw4dsbDvEO-F6i4vPBiM4\">Archie Chen with Laura Rozza<\/a>, Oak Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reminder: Transition Plans\u00a0for community partners due on our <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dataviz-spring-2017\">GDoc Organizer<\/a> before seminar on Friday April 28th.<\/li>\n<li><del>Peer evaluations of overall contribution to learning<\/del> (all receive full credit)<\/li>\n<li>Need help or want to talk?\n<ul>\n<li>Drop-in hours with Jack 1-2pm at Trinfo, or McCook 302 office <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jack-advising\">by appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"assessment\">Assessment<\/h2>\n<p>Students may access their individual scores on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu\">password-protected Moodle site<\/a>.\u00a0Your work will be evaluated based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data Visualization for All edX online course exercises = 100 points<\/li>\n<li>Community partner mid-semester evaluation = 10 points<\/li>\n<li>Community partner final evaluation = 10 points<\/li>\n<li>Peer evaluation of overall contribution to learning = 10 points<\/li>\n<li>Instructor&#8217;s evaluation of final presentation = 10 points<\/li>\n<li>Instructor&#8217;s evaluation of project transition memo = 10 points<\/li>\n<li>Total = 150 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Late assignments will receive a 10 percent penalty for every 12 hours overdue, with exceptions granted only for verified medical or family emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>In this course, unsatisfactory work (below 70%) falls in the\u00a0D or F range, adequate work (70-79%) in the C range, good work (80-89%) in the B range, and outstanding work (90 to 100%) in the A range. Each range is divided into equal thirds for\u00a0minus (-), regular, and plus (+) letter grades. For example,\u00a080 to 83.33% = B-, 83.34 to 86.67 = B, and 86.68 to 89.99 = B+.<\/p>\n<p>Students are expected to engage in academic honesty in all forms of work for this course. You are responsible for understanding and following the Intellectual Honesty policy (around page 20) of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/SiteCollectionDocuments\/StudentHandbook.pdf\">Trinity Student Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students with Academic Accommodations: Trinity College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you have a documented disability and require academic accommodations, please schedule a meeting with me during the first two weeks of the semester and bring a copy of your accommodations letter. If you do not have a letter, but have questions about applying for academic accommodations, please contact Lori Clapis, Coordinator of Accommodation Resources, at 860-297-4025 or Lori.Clapis@trincoll.edu.<\/p>\n<p>Please notify me during the first week of the course if you require any\u00a0scheduling accommodations for religious observances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to succeed in this seminar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bookmark this online syllabus and\u00a0check it often\u00a0for updates (marked in red).<\/li>\n<li>Keep a calendar\u2014paper or digital\u2014to manage your time and\u00a0meet deadlines.<\/li>\n<li>Attend each class on time, preferably with a personal laptop, and focus on learning. Avoid\u00a0distractions.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the learning process.\u00a0The goal is to improve education\u00a0for all, not you alone. At the end of the semester, your peers will evaluate your overall contribution to\u00a0learning by the seminar.<\/li>\n<li>Take the initiative by asking questions. If you don\u2019t understand something, other students probably are puzzled, too, so\u00a0ask the question.<\/li>\n<li>Continue learning outside of our scheduled class by talking with peers. Contact our TA to ask for extra help.\u00a0<a href=\"jack.dougherty@trincoll.edu\">Email me<\/a> any quick questions, or <a href=\"\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\">book an\u00a0appointment<\/a> for longer discussions, or come to our drop-in hours.<\/li>\n<li>If an illness or emergency interferes with attending class, email me immediately and make arrangements to catch up on missing work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Data Visualization seminar, Trinity College students\u00a0partner with Hartford-area community organizations\u00a0to create interactive charts and maps for\u00a0their websites. 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