In this course, students learned about the importane of systems thinking and had the opportunity to practice creating their own systems maps to understand the complexities of different issues in society. Students worked in groups over the course of the semester to create these maps, engaging in many discussions and research. At the end of…
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DS4200 Friendship Works 1
Creator(s): Stephen Magliocchino, Vivek Divakarla, Jingkai (Kenny) Wang Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization Our project involves the non-profit company FriendshipWorks, who work to match older adults to volunteers to make a lasting connection and lower rates of isolation. FriendshipWorks has multiple programs, but two they focus on are medical escort and friendly visiting. Medical…
The Future of Education
Creator(s): Sydney Hay, Nyla Horne, Kameron Makras, Sophia DeFreitas, Brendan Matulis Course: EDUC1111 Education in the Community The two artifacts I selected are a combination of a lesson plan as well as a website. I selected these two artifacts because they are incredibly unique as well as inspiring for not only people in the education…
Friendship Works
Creator(s): Stephen Magliocchino, Vivek Divakarla, Jingkai (Kenny) Wang Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization Our project involves the non-profit company FriendshipWorks, who work to match older adults to volunteers to make a lasting connection and lower rates of isolation. FriendshipWorks has multiple programs, but two they focus on are medical escort and friendly visiting. Medical…
Boston’s District 7
Creator(s): Aayush Joshipura, Benoit Cambournac, Daniel Xu Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization The primary motivation for our project was to tell a compelling story regarding the current condition and needs of District 7 of Boston. In creating this story, we considered various ideas for our visualizations, such as budget allocations, homeownership, transportation accessibility, health…
Bridge to Calculus
Creator(s): James D’Elia, Tehani Cabour, McKenna Quam Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization Seeing the long-lasting effects discrepancies in public education have on the overarching racial and social issues of a city, Dr. Case decided to found Bridge to Calculus (BTC), a program which prepares students from underserved high schools in Boston for AP Calculus….
Women Writers Project
Creator(s): Emily Gringorten, Sofie Cook, Grace Brown Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization The goal of this project is to uncover new insights in the data and present our findings in an exciting and accessible way; WWP’s hope is to get young people interested in learning more about the texts in the collection. We will…
District 7
Creator(s): Claudia L., Emmett B., & Teng L. Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization To accomplish this goal, the project utilized Analyze Boston, a platform that provides comprehensive data on various neighborhood demographics, including poverty rates, per capita income, labor force, school enrollment, age distribution, and race. Specifically, the project focused on analyzing the subsets…
District Seven: How Does Funding Impact Crime?
Creator(s): Eamonn Ryan, Sophie Louie & Noah Mack Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization We met with the Boston City Councilor for District 7, Tania Anderson, who was excited to talk with us about the problems her district — which includes parts of Roxbury, Fenway, and the South End — is facing. Specifically, the Councilor…
Women’s Foundation of Boston
Creator(s): Emily Liu, Emaan Shah, Riva Shukla, Joshua Newstadt Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization The Women’s Foundation of Boston (WFBoston) is dedicated to promoting the well-being of women and girls in the Greater Boston Area. They help build and sustain organizations and programs that are designed to economically empower women for the future. A…