You are probably aware that Design Challenge 1 was posted last week.
An initial list of approved data sets was posted this morning (the links to it were broken until now).
On Friday, September 21st, we’ll have a “bring your own data” day in class (optional class day). If you have an idea for a data set not on the list, you can show it to the class, and we will decide whether we will add it to the list.(the main criteria are: big/hard enough, general interest, publically available, not obvious issues requiring too much processing before you can work with it).
Friday’s (Sep 21) class is optional – but it may also serve as a time to discuss the assignment in general, so it can be useful to come even if you have picked from one of the existing data sets.
We recommend that you use Tableau (or at least try it) for this assignment. There is an announcement on canvas describing how you can get it under the course license. You can also apply for a student license. Either way, you can first try it using the free trial period.
We will have an (optional) Tableau tutorial session on Friday, September 28th.