Class Project - Make an Impact!
The data we collect and visualize can have a big impact on people. Yet, visualizations and data analyses are not neutral. Many choices we make in visual analytics impact what our audience will be able to see and take away. These choices range from the data we choose to analyze, the variables we choose to show, the colors we choose to use, to the text we choose to accompany a visual representation.
In this project you will be working in groups of 2-3 on a project that has to have potential social impact. You can choose a topic that YOU are excited about. This may be climate change, gender equality, the fight against a certain disease, inequality, gender pay gaps, ... You can choose to be persuasive (while being true to the data) and try to make strong cases for your topic.
In class you will be given a series of assignments that guide you through the process of working on your project. You will also present your results in class and/or online and receive peer evaluations.
If the results are sufficiently interesting we can later see to submit them to a fitting contest or exhibit them online.
Resources
- A large list of awesome public datasets
- A list of additional articles , podcasts, papers, book on Vis4Good
- Article on how to make a real-world impact with data visualization
- Description of how someone did a data visualization project - not too much unlike the one you will work on
- A panel held at IEEE VIS 2020 -- here the video from the event check it out on YouTube
Examples
Related Competitions
Finished Project Gallery
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| Twitter Influencers | Depression Among Students | Gendergap in Education | Avian Flu Outbreak |
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| Public Opinion on Migration | Refugee Integration & Resettlement | Illicit drug Use | Income Inequality |