https://github.com/utdata/rwd-mastery-assignments
Collection of assignments for the Reporting with Data class.
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Collection of assignments for the Reporting with Data class.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/utdata/rwd-mastery-assignments
- Owner: utdata
- Created: 2019-03-28T14:25:39.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2021-08-06T20:47:35.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-06T20:44:23.293Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: rwd
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- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# RWD mastery assignments
Collection of assignments to prove mastery of various skills in Reporting with Data, a class by Christian McDonald, assistant professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism in the Moody College of Communication.
> Current for Fall 2020
Look to Canvas for links to specific assignments.
## Public information requests
- [PIR assignments](pir/README.md)
## Google sheets
- Learning data structures with Census populations: [Sheets](census-county-populations/rubric-gs.md)
- Grouping and Pivots with School Ratings: [Sheets](ed-school-ratings/rubric-gs.md)
## Basic Data Journalism Functions
There are a certain set of data functions that are common concepts no matter what tool or data science language you use. The tool or language may call them different things, but the concepts are the same. These short videos (none longer than 3.5 minutes) explain those concepts.
- [Watch the videos](https://vimeo.com/showcase/7320305)
## Workbench
- [Workbench tutorials](workbench-tutorials/)
- Exploring the Billboard Hot 100: [Workbench](billboard-hits/rubric-wb-detailed.md)
- Special Education students: [Workbench](ed-special-ed/rubric-wb.md)
- Military surplus equipment: [Workbench](military-surplus/rubric-wb.md)
## Datawrapper
- [Skittles!](skittles/README.md)
- Austin Animal Center [Workbench/Datawrapper](austin-animal-center/README.md)
## Census
- [Median Family Income](census-median-income/)
## Final project
- [Mixed Beverage/TABC Violations](alcohol-sales-tabc/rubric-spring21.md)
## Extra credit
- [Data cleaning with OpenRefine](openrefine/)
- [Data cleaning with Regular Expressions](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DvAM4lnGJLefo9skD8GgM-_9S1BEhpjJfV86yhJavI0/edit#heading=h.crhjhbmzwwfl)
- [ArcGIS mapping](https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/get-started-with-arcgis-online/)
- [Tableau tutorial](https://github.com/utdata/rwd-mastery-assignments/tree/master/tableau-tutorials)
- [Tableau Travis Gun Deaths](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sQBl9TpbBDtasvw8dOql1qQtS-iurZAivPgnOrREmrs/edit)
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## Not in current semester
> Following assignments not included this semester
### Regular Expressions
- [Dangerous Dogs assignment](regular-expressions/rubric-regex101.md)
- [Using Regex in Workbench](regular-expressions/rubric-wb.md)
### Workbench extras
- Exploring Gifted Students data: [Workbench](ed-gifted-students/rubric-wb.md)
### Tableau
> All need updating
- [Travis County Gun deaths](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sQBl9TpbBDtasvw8dOql1qQtS-iurZAivPgnOrREmrs/edit#heading=h.cq1m8rq7txl5)
- [Animal intakes exploration](austin-animal-center/README.md)
- [Vaccination exemptions](vaccination-exemptions/README.md)
### R
> All need updating
- [Gifted students](ed-gifted-students/rubric-r.md)
- [Billboard](billboard-hits/rubric-r.md)
- [Census populations](census-county-populations/rubric-r.md)