Course Outline

The course is composed of five modules, organized into classes like this:

Module 1: Getting Started

  • Introductions
  • A Process for Effective Storytelling
  • Data Mural: Story Finding
  • Data Mural: Visual Design
  • Data Mural: Painting

Module 2: Finding and Understanding Data

  • Asking Questions & Finding Data
  • Scraping Data
  • Crowdsourcing Data & Storing Data
  • Data & Ethics

Module 3: Cleaning Data & Finding Stories

  • The Impact of Data & Final Project Ideas
  • Cleaning Data
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Tools, Crit, & Final Project Prep
  • Crafting a Story & Final Project Checkin

Module 4: Presenting Your Data Story

  • Techniques for Telling Data-Driven Stories
  • Final Project Proposals
  • Technique 1: Mapping and Creative Mapping
  • Technique 2: Data Sculptures
  • Technique 3: Charing and Creative Charting
  • Technique 4: Being the Data / Data Games
  • Technique 5: Personal Stories & Evocative Images

Module 5: Final Project Studio

  • Audience, Goals, Evaluation & Impact
  • Final Project Sketch Presentations
  • Final Project Workshop Time
  • Final Project Workshop Time
  • Final Project Workshop Time
  • Final Project Presentations

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