ETC5523: Communicating with Data

Lecturers

• Emi Tanaka (Chief Examiner)
• Stuart Lee

Tutors

• Mitchell O’Hara-Wild
• Fan Cheng

Consultations

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

• Emi Tanaka: Thu 6.00-7.00pm (Wk 1-6)
• Stuart Lee: Fri 3.00-4.00pm (Wk 7-12)
• Mitchell O’Hara-Wild: Tue 2.30-3.15pm (Wk 2-12)
• Fan Cheng: Thu 3.15-4.45pm (Wk 2-12)
• R Help Desk: Tue 6-8pm and Fri 11-12pm by Mitchell O’Hara Wild

Tentative Schedule

• Lectures: Wed 6-8pm on zoom (see Moodle for link)
• Tutorial A: Thu 7.30-9.00pm on zoom (see Moodle for link)
• Tutorial B: Fri 6-7.30pm by F2F (see your timetable for room)

There are no lectures or tutorials during the midsemester break.

Week	Lecturer	Slides	Tutorial	Topic	Tools	Readings	Assessments
0	Emi			Information
1	Emi	A: ; B:		Advanced Reproducible Practices	rmarkdown, bookdown	R Markdown: The Definitive Guide
2	Emi	A: ; B:		Introduction to Web and Data Technologies	HTML/CSS/JS, htmlwidgets, crosstalk	Introduction to Data Technologies Ch 2-8
3	Emi	A: ; B:		Fashionable Model Output and Data Tables	broom, kableExtra, knitr, DT, formattable	Ten Guidelines for Better Tables
4	Emi			Data Storytelling on the Web	rmarkdown, distill, git & github	Distill for R Markdown
5	Emi			Communicating Data with Interactive Web Apps	shiny, plotly	Mastering Shiny (WIP)	24 hour take home assessment due Tue 24 Aug 7PM
6	Emi	A: ; B:		Effective Data Visualisation	ggplot, colorspace	colorspace: A Toolbox for Manipulating and Assessing Colors and Palettes, Fundamentals of Data Visualization	Blog entry 1 due Fri 3 Sep 11:55 PM
7	Stuart			Interactive data visualisation	plotly	Interactive web-based data visualization with R, plotly, and shiny	Video group discussion 1 due Fri 10 Sep 11:55 PM
8	Stuart			Data Dashboard	flexdashboard, shinydashboard	Avoid Dashboard Fatigue	Blog entry 2 due Fri 17 Sep 11:55 PM
9	Stuart			Captivating Statistical Presentations	xaringan		48 hour assessment due Fri 24 Sep 11:55 PM
Midsemester Break (1 week)
10	Stuart			Clearly Communicating with Code	devtools, usethis, testthat, roxygen2, pkgdown	R Packages	Video group discussion 2 due Fri 8 Oct 11:55 PM
11	Stuart			Stylishly Communicating with Code	devtools, usethis, testthat, roxygen2, pkgdown	R Packages	Video group presentation due Fri 15 Oct 11:55 PM
12	Stuart			Reproducible Research Tools & Analysis Workflow	drake		48 hour assessment due Fri 22 Oct 11:55 PM

Expectations

• Unless your question is a personal issue or an administrative matter, please do not send us direct email. The moodle discussion forum is appropriate for questions related to the course.
• For personal or private administrative issues, the email contact is: ETC5523.Clayton-x@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.