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This website features work from the completion of Phase 1 of the SCALES Project.

We are currently seeking partnerships for Phase 2.

Blog Entries

  • Homework 2: Data Log

    Create an activity log of all the types of data you create and are captured in digital form during the course of one day, and enter it on the class blog.

    Read more: Homework 2: Data Log

  • Homework 1: Visualization Blog

    Write a post on the class blog about a data presentation you saw recently (250ish words). Include a link and a picture/screenshot of the presentation. Make sure to address:

    • what data is being shown
    • who you think the audience is
    • what you think the goals of the data presentation are
    • whether you think it is effective or not and why
    Read more: Homework 1: Visualization Blog

  • Online Blog – Research and Reflective Practice

    Students will be expected to keep a blog where reflection assignments will be completed weekly. These assignments are geared to explore issues faced by planners during the planning process as well as document student professional growth and experiences working in multi-disciplinary teams. 

    Read more: Online Blog – Research and Reflective Practice

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