Announcements

• NSF Grad Fellowships. Applications due soon.
• To discuss: Phase 2 due date.

Agenda

• 4:30-5:30 Rahul Bharghava, MIT.
• 5:30-6:00 April Gu and David Segall, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights (BHR).
  • http://people.stern.nyu.edu/twadhwa/bangladesh/
  • https://www.sam.gov
  • https://www.fapiis.gov/fapiis/datareports.action
  • https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/
• 6:00-6:10 Break
• 6:10-7:20 Data Exploration Exercise with BHR data and DataBasic.io.

Next Week’s Assignments

• Finish and be ready to present your Phase 1 project. Project requirements are here.
• Email me on your choice of an upcoming activity at NYSCI.

Notes

Lemonly.com Infographic for USAID

1. What data is being represented?
Think about questions first.
Then go data shopping.

2. Techniques:
– scaling, repeated image
– symbols
– word choice copywriting
– colors – limited colors
– donut charts

3. One-sentence story
In any story, you have to put on your editor hat.
If the story is a call to action, you have to bring it back to the action.

A Process

You have to brainstorm well (including gauging your audience and goals) to pick a good technique to tell the story.
WTFcsv: ask the data questions. Use it to ask yourself questions about your own bias.