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- Literacy and Numeracy Narrative (50 points, 5% of grade): A brief narrative that explores your history with reading, writing, mathematics and other domains of knowledge that would relate to working with data.
- Data Set Biography and Influence (150 points, 15% of grade): Using what we learn in the first and second units of the course, you will ask questions of the data set you are working with in order to write a history of it in terms of: who created it, how the data were created, what the data are supposed to represent, how these claims for representation may be limited, possible flaws in collection or categorization, possible unintended consequences created by the data set’s existence, a range of possibilities for analysis, etc.
- Data-Driven White Paper (350 points, 35% of grade): A piece of technical writing that is driven by an analysis of the data set you chose to work with on your social change topic as well as secondary research. A white paper details the historical conversation in various research communities about the topic researched in order to inform interested parties making decisions related to the topic. You will be required to also include at least one data visualization.
- Data Visualization Revision (100 points, 10% of grade): Using what we have learned about traditional and non-traditional data visualization techniques, you will go back to your Data-Driven White Paper and revise one of the data visualizations for a new context (e.g., to share on social media, a webpage on an organization’s website, a blog post, a flyer).
- Campaign for Circulation (200 points, 20% of grade): Using statistics and other information generated from your Data-Driven White Paper, your Data Visualization Revision, secondary research, the work of your group members, and other writing you have done during the semester, you will craft a campaign of writing to the public about your topic driven by data you have analyzed. The campaign will take the form of a report that contains explanations and prototypes of the type of texts you would hypothetically produce and rationales for their use (e.g., audiences you want to reach, platforms best suited for circulation, consistent themes in messaging).
- Final Reflection (50 points, 5% of grade): A brief narrative that reflects on the work you have done during the semester, what you are proud of, what you would like to keep working on, and the kinds of work you want to do in the future.
- Process Writing (50 points, 5% of grade): Various supplementary writing you will produce throughout the semester that will help support larger projects.
- Participation (50 points, 5% of grade): Completion of Learning Modules, participating during Discord meetings, and other activities related to engaging in the course.