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DS 4200 S22

P5—Final sketches and plan

Due F 2022-03-11, 11:59pm EST 12pts

Please make sure you understand and follow the instructions properly. If you have any questions regarding this assignment, please post on Canvas in Discussion: P5—Final sketches and plan.

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Aim of the assignment

In this project assignment, you will further winnow down your favorite design sketches and create your final digital sketch for the project. Unlike the previous assignment, this should be done using electronic tools. You will also revisit and update your execution plan for the project and the group charter that you made a few weeks back.

Background information

As you create your final visualization, please reference your previous deliverables. In particular, review your target user tasks & goals, your previous visualization sketches, and your data exploration.

Warning: The requirements listed for the projects must be met unless you have approval from the instructor to do a differentiated project.

Instructions

1. Digital sketches

  1. Working off-of your group’s favorite preliminary sketches, create the final cohesive sketch(es) for your final project.
    • Instead of a pen-and-paper sketch, these sketches should be created digitally on the computer. Feel free to use any software (e.g., Powerpoint, Keynote, Illustrator, InkScape) and hardware (e.g., touchscreen stylus, graphics tablet) you like to create the sketches. They should be polished, professional, and complete as you will be graded for these aspects as well—unlike the previous hand-drawn sketches.
    • You can include images exported from existing visualization tools like Tableau and Altair.
    • Note: The sketches should demonstrate the interactive components of the visualizations as well. For example, see this sketch from Borkin et al. (2011).
    • This visualization must meet the requirements specified in the Project Overview document, e.g., bespoke, minimum two different views with different visual encodings, appropriate color, consistent encodings, brushing & linking or other interactivity like detail views, legends and explanation.
  2. Start writing a document in your favorite word processor / document preparation system.
    1. For the title, write P5 followed by your Project Group name on Canvas, making sure to include the 2-digit group number prefix. E.g., P5 07 Paint Provenance.
    2. Include all group members’ names at the top.
    3. Write Digital Sketches as a section heading.
    4. Include your sketches.
    5. Write ~200 words which summarizes:
      • What tasks in your task table (Task Analysis section) does the visualization address? Are there new ones you should add/have added?
      • Which tasks you chose to prioritize for your design and how your design helps the user complete these tasks.
      • Has anything else changed from your previous plans?

2. Execution plan

Revise your Execution Plan from P2 according to your new sketches.

  1. Create a page break in your document so that this next sub-part has its own page.
  2. Write Revised Execution Plan as the section heading.
  3. Include the following information in the writeup:
    1. Make a list of all the visual encodings (visualizations/plots/charts) you will need to create for your final project.
    2. Make a list of all the interactions and interactive components (e.g., brush/link, zoom, highlighting, filtering, etc.) you will need to implement in your final project.
    3. Annotate and organize which items are required/necessary for your final project, and which items are “nice to have” items. (This will help you prioritize your execution plan.)
    4. Please also include a short paragraph summarizing how you plan to implement your visualization and whether you will be using any particular libraries or APIs.
    5. If your project requires server-side components — e.g., to run a model and provide a REST API for the results — make sure to list the requirements here.

3. Revisit Group Charter

Now that your group has had a couple weeks to work together, please meet as a group and re-visit your group charter.

  1. Create a page break in your document so that this next sub-part has its own page.
  2. Write Revised Group Charter as the section heading.
  3. Add a new section to your group charter addressing the following points in at least a few sentences:
    • Have you all been abiding by your agreed-upon guidelines?
    • Do you all feel comfortable with the group roles?
    • Are there any problems you need to troubleshoot, and how can you address them?
  4. If necessary, write an amended group charter to address any problems.

Submission instructions

  1. One person from the group (i.e. the group leader on Canvas) should create a PDF from your document and ensure it contains everything required in this assignment. They should then submit it as a single PDF to the assignment P5—Final sketches and plan on GradeScope.

    Note: Use Gradescope’s Group Members tab to add the members of your group to your submission.

    Note: Use GradeScope’s “tagging” interface to associate the pages of the PDF with their associated questions of the rubric.

Grading notes

  • There is no page limit.
  • You will be graded on the quality of your writing.
  • You will also be graded for the quality of your digital sketch in terms of polish and completeness.
  • Points will be deducted for grammar and spelling mistakes.
  • Points will be deducted for not following the instructions.

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