ETC5523: Communicating with Data

Lecturer

• Emi Tanaka (Chief Examiner)

Tutor

• Weihao (Patrick) Li

Consultations

All consultations will be in using zoom. Check Moodle for the links.

• Emi Tanaka: Fri 4.00-5.00pm
• Weihao (Patrick) Li: Tue 2.30-3.15pm (Wk 2-12)

Tentative Schedule

• Lectures: Mon 6-8pm on zoom (see Moodle for link)
• Tutorial A: Wed 6.00-7.30pm by F2F (see your timetable for room)
• Tutorial B: Thu 6.00-7.30pm on zoom (see Moodle for link)

There are no lectures or tutorials during the midsemester break.

Week	Lecturer	Slides	Tutorial	Topic	Tools	Readings	Assessments
0	Emi			Information
1	Emi			Basic communication theory and practice
2	Emi			Introduction to web and data technologies	HTML/CSS/JS, htmlwidgets	Introduction to Data Technologies Ch 2-8
3	Emi			Communicating data with interactive web apps	shiny, plotly	Mastering Shiny
4	Emi			Data storytelling on the web	rmarkdown, distill, git & github	Distill for R Markdown
5	Emi			Statistical model outputs and data tables	broom, kableExtra, knitr, DT, formattable	Ten Guidelines for Better Tables	Assessment 1 due Tue 23 Aug 11:55 PM
6	Emi			Effective data visualisation	ggplot, colorspace	colorspace: A Toolbox for Manipulating and Assessing Colors and Palettes, Fundamentals of Data Visualization
7	Emi			Captivating statistical presentations			Blog entry due Tue 6 Sep 11:55 PM
8	Emi			Clearly communicating with code	devtools, usethis, testthat, roxygen2, pkgdown	R Packages	Video group discussion due Tue 13 Sep 11:55 PM
9	Emi			Stylishly communicating with code	devtools, usethis, testthat, roxygen2, pkgdown	R Packages
Midsemester Break (1 week)
10	Emi			Communicating with data 1			Assessment 2 due Tue 4 Oct 11:55 PM
11	Emi			Communicating with data 2
12	Emi			Communicating with data 3			Assessment 3 due Tue 18 Oct 11:55 PM Oral exam Mon 24 or Tue 25 Oct

Expectations

• Unless your question is a personal issue or an administrative matter, please do not send a direct email. The moodle discussion forum is appropriate for questions related to the course.
• For personal or private administrative issues, the email contact is: emi.tanaka@monash.edu
• Lectures are recorded, and you are expected to have either attended the lecture, or watched the recordings fully, prior to the tutorial for the week.
• Tutorials may not be recorded, and attendance is expected.
• If you register after the start of the semester or if you miss a lecture/tutorial, it is your responsibility to catch up with missed material, learn about due dates for material to be turned in, and getting assigned to a group for team work, as necessary.
• The computer software R and RStudio will be used for the unit.