This semester we will work with community learning parters on two data visualization projects: Crash and Trash.Ĭrash: Grace Yi (Senior Planner, Bike & Ped) and Owen Deutsch (Principal Planner), from the Planning Division, City of Hartford, have asked us to help visualize answers to this question: Which Hartford street intersections and corridors have the highest frequency of motor vehicle crash injuries and fatalities, to help the city prioritize traffic-calming measures? Cross-referenced with Community Learning, Public Policy & Law, Writing & Rhetoric, Urban Studies.Ĭommunity Learning Partners for Crash and Trash Projects.Fulfills Numerical and Symbolic Reasoning (NUM) requirement.No coding experience is necessary, but curiosity is required. For the community learning component, our class will build interactive charts and maps on a public policy issue with a Hartford-area partner organization. Students will learn skills in both quantitative reasoning and digital storytelling as we advance from beginner tools to editing code templates. Research Assistant Shayla Whitaker ‘25 (to compile data on metro Hartford waste)Ĭourse description: How can charts and maps tell meaningful stories? How can they mislead us from the truth? In this introductory hands-on course, we will create data visualizations in order to better understand design principles and develop a critical analysis of the field. Teaching Assistant Keelyn McNamara ‘23 (Tuesdays in class and by appointment) Email me a quick question or schedule a Zoom appointment on my calendar. Professor Jack Dougherty, Trinity College, Hartford CT. Our course meets in-person, wearing face masks in compliance with the campus Covid policy, on Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30-2:45pm in Seabury S205 at Trinity College, Hartford. Community Learning Partners for Crash and Trash Projects.
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