{"id":270,"date":"2014-01-03T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T19:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/ts400\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2014-02-19T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T19:02:47","slug":"self-tracking-data-map","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/ts400\/self-tracking-data-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Tracking Data Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this short assignment, you will use an app or another tool<\/strong> (even just a notepad)\u00a0<\/strong>to track quantifiable elements of your life or behaviour for at least a week<\/strong>. Then you will take that data and use a software tool (Excel or Google Spreadsheets, for instance) and\/or your creativity (i.e., draw it yourself) to produce a visual representation<\/strong> or “data map”<\/strong> of your personal tracking information.<\/p>\n

Along with this visual representation, your will include a short statement of your purpose<\/strong> and your analysis<\/strong> of this data map \u2014 roughly 250 words: What was your goal<\/strong> in the tracking\/mapping project? And what did you learn<\/strong> from the experience?<\/p>\n

This data map and statement are due, in class, on March 19.<\/strong> The assignment is worth 10%<\/strong> and will be graded on its depth<\/strong> and originality<\/strong>, as well as the creative<\/strong> and analytic<\/strong> use of visual representation to make sense of personal data.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of links to Data Visualization tools you can experiment with:<\/p>\n