Spring 2009

Syllabus

April 1: Welcome, timelines, and plans

 

• Google Docs
• your timelines
• your needs for this quarter
• meeting times
• snack
  

 

  The visual display of data:

• A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
• Amaya Becvar's "Cartoon Transcript" video analysis technique (2007 doctoral thesis)
  An example figure
• Concepts maps: VUE http://vue.tufts.edu/

April 8

• Post and share your progress on Google Docs
• Respond to the progress reports of others

April 15

• Post and share your progress on Google Docs
• Respond to the progress reports of others
• Attend AERA and report on any interesting presentations in Google Docs
  

April 22

• Alison's suggested 4th year timeline
• Progress Reports

April 29

• Post and share your progress on Google Docs
• Respond to the progress reports of others

May 6

• Presentation hints
  
• Progress Reports

May 13

• Post and share your progress on Google Docs
• Respond to the progress reports of others

May 20

• Practice defense talks by Daniel and Season
• Redux of proposal talk by Dave
  
• Progress Reports

May 27

• Post and share your progress on Google Docs
• Respond to the progress reports of others

June 3

• Course evaluation
• Final progress reports
  
• Timeline for the summer and beyond
• Top Ten Ways to Get Published in Scholarly Journals

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