The Power of Infographics

The Power of Infographics Grading Guide

DAT/565 Version 1

Learning Team Assignment: The Power of Infographics

Purpose of Assignment

Contemporary software tailored to business analytics provides an excellent toolset to develop charts, dashboards, and tables with insightful information. With this assignment, students will be able to take it to the next level, by leveraging the outputs of the tool to create compelling infographics or interactive presentations that can gather the full attention of the public.

Resources Required

University Library: Locate and watch “Hans Rosling: Religions and babies”

Grading Guide

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Students classify all the different type of charts that Hans Rosling presents.
Students summarize from the Hans Rosling video the peak average child per woman, and the population in year 2100.
Students explore and identify the options available in Excel to produce similar infographics to Hans Rosling.
Students create a sample data of child births per Woman (obtain data from .gov website) for years 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010.
Students create a time series bar chart from the data uploaded in Excel.
Presentation consists of 10- to 12-slides and is appropriate for the audience.
Students interpret how to create a Time Series Chart, and extend their chart to reflect the time series addition. Students include chart snapshots in their explanation.
Students’ presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.
The paper is a minimum of 260 words in length.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		13	#/X
Presentation Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The presentation uses a proper layout with effective headings, fonts, styles, font sizes, and white spaces.
The presentation recognize intellectual property using in-text citations and a reference slide.
The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion which previews and reviews major points.
The presentation includes major points that are stated clearly, organized logically, and supported by specific details, examples, or analysis.
The presentation follows proper rules of grammar and usage including spelling and punctuation.
The paper — including tables and graphs, headings, a title page, and a reference page — is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
The paper includes properly cited intellectual property using APA style in-text citations and a reference page.
The paper includes paragraph and sentence transitions that are logical and maintain flow throughout the paper.
The paper includes sentences that are complete, clear, and concise.
The paper follows proper rules of grammar and usage including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
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Assignment Total	#	15	#/X
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