Engl 317 P3 Schedule Spring 19

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PROJECT 3 SCHEDULE Weeks 7-9
Data Visualization
All homework and project deliverables are due by 11:59 PM on the date/day
indicated in this schedule.
Due Date Complete the Following
Week 7
Monday 2/18 PRESIDENTS' DAY: UI Closed
Wednesday 2/20
Today, in class.
1. Project 3 Overview.
2. SlideDoc 2, Slides 1-21
Thursday 2/21
Homework
1. Study SlideDoc 2, Slides 22-32.
2. Begin to investigate statistical data from original
sources (use links on the project page or find other
sources).
Friday 2/22
Today, in class.
1. Watch video, “The Most Common Mistakes Made
by Non-Designers.”
2. Continue to investigate statistical data and
determine the focus of your data story.
3. Begin drafting your textual outline and wireframe.
Saturday and
Sunday 2/23-2/24
Homework
1. Continue drafting the textual outline and wireframe.
2. Study SlideDoc 1.
Week 8
Monday 2/25
Today, in class.
1. SlideDoc 1, Gestalt Design.
2. View student examples.
3. Begin creating your infographic.
Homework:
Peer Review Due: Textual Outline and Wireframe. Go to
the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post
your outline and wireframe.
Tuesday 2/26
Homework
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s draft of the Textual Outline and
Wireframe.

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Due Date Complete the Following
Wednesday 2/27
Today, in class.
1. SlideDoc 1, Color Harmony and Combining fonts.
2. Continue creating your infographic, focus on
building charts!
Friday 3/1 No class. Sign up to visit me for conferencing (optional)!
Sunday 3/3
Homework
Peer Review: Infographic Due. Go to the Peer Review
Forum and follow the directions to post your infographic.
Week 9
Monday 3/4
Today, in class.
1. SlideDoc 3.
2. View Student Examples.
3. Begin writing your script for the screencast design
justification.
Homework:
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s infographic.
Tuesday 3/5
Homework
Go to Tools and Resources, decide which tool you will use
for the Screencast, and do a test recording.
Follow troubleshooting steps, if you encounter technical
issues.
Wednesday 3/6 No class. Sign up for conference (optional).
Friday 3/8 No class. Sign up for conference (optional).
Peer Review: Screencast Due. Go to the Peer Review
Forum and follow the directions to post your screencast.
Saturday 3/9
Homework
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s screencast.
Week 9
Monday 3/11
First day of spring
break. No class.
PROJECT 3 DELIVERABLES DUE. Submit your work as follows:
1. Write a self-evaluation.
2. Textual Outline and Wireframe: Submit outline as a
Word or PDF file. Submit wireframe as a photo or
scanned image (JPEG, PNG, etc.)
3. Infographic: submit as an image (JPEG, PNG, etc. file);
PDF. If your file is over 1 MB, compress it.
OR
post the URL at the top of your self-evaluation if your

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infographic is on a host site (such as by Visme).
4. Screencast: submit the URL to your screencast at the
top of your self-evaluation.
5. To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission.
Do not rely solely on bblearn’s confirmation that your
work submitted. You need to check that your work
submitted correctly.
This means you need to go back to the drop box after
submitting your work and 1) open your document files,
and 2) check that the URL will work by cutting and
pasting what you submitted into a browser.