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Project Description

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Your task is to tell a story through data visualizations.

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Focus on providing users an interactive means to explore data themselves.

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Prepare a 10-minute presentation that lays out your theme, coding approach, data
munging techniques, and final visualization.

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You may choose a project of any theme, but we encourage you to think broadly.

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You will have ample time in class to work with your group, but expect to put in hours
outside of class as well.
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Specific Requirements
1. Your visualization must include a Python Flask–powered RESTful API, HTML/CSS,
JavaScript, and at least one database (SQL, MongoDB, SQLite, etc.).
2. Your project should fall into one of the below four tracks:
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A custom “creative” D3.js project (i.e., a nonstandard graph or chart)

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A combination of web scraping and Leaflet or Plotly

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A dashboard page with multiple charts that update from the same data

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A “thick” server that performs multiple manipulations on data in a database prior
to visualization (must be approved)

3. Your project should include at least one JS library that we did not cover.
4. Your project must be powered by a data set with at least 100 records.
5. Your project must include some level of user-driven interaction (e.g., menus,
dropdowns, textboxes).
6. Your final visualization should ideally include at least three views.
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Weekly Schedule
Day 1 (Today):
Between now and Saturday, you will need to start brainstorming topics with your group and
researching potential data sets. Your focus should center around:
● Selecting a topic
● Finding a data set
● Finding inspiration
● “Sketching” your ideal visuals
● Creating a 1-page proposal
Day 2:
You will need to create a 1-page proposal that includes:
● A brief articulation of your chosen topic and rationale
● A link to your data set(s) and a screenshot of the metadata if it exists.
● 3 or 4 screenshots of relevant, “inspiring” visualizations that frame your creative fodder
● A sketch of the final design
● A link to the primary GitHub repository you’ll be housing your work in
Day 3:
Project Work
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Final Thoughts

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Project week is a great
time to tie up loose
ends, both with your
group and on your own.

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If there are topics you’d
like to review, shoot me
and the TAs a
message. We’re happy
to do (recorded) extra
review sessions for
small groups during
these weeks.

Good luck and have
fun!

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