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COMN 2500: Data Silhouette Assignment 10% of course grade Due: February 4, 2019

Instructions

Part 1: Create a Data Silhouette

1.1) Count a minimum of 15 data points from your digital life. It is recommended that you collect these data points in one day, or at most across two days. Collection should take the form of written or digital notes about each data point. Examples might include:

a) Texts you send in a day; b) Emails you send in a day; c) Online posts or tweets you make in a day; d) Wireless networks you connect to in a day; e) Photos or videos you take in a day; f) Posts you like or share in a day; g) Online videos you watch in a day; h) Podcasts you listen to in a day; i) Video games you play in a day; or j) Something else!

1.2) Visualize the data you counted. Be creative! Use colour! Visualize not only the number of data points, but differentiate between the data points. For example, long texts versus short texts. Good photos versus bad photos. Think of an interesting way to present your data. You can depict yourself in the visualization in relation to the data, or just present the data itself.

1.3) Review the Powerpoint slides for some examples. You can also visit these sites for some ideas:

• http://www.dear-data.com/theproject • http://www.dear-data.com/by-week/ • http://[ivethirtyeight.com/features/dear-data-and-[ivethirtyeight-want-you-to-visualize-

your-podcast-habits/ • https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=182&v=iqaVe1MCTlA

1.4) How to submit your data silhouette. Your data silhouette should include two pages:

Page 1: A key that helps the reader interpret your visualization. For example, what does each colour represent? What do the shapes represent? See the Powerpoint slides for examples.

Page 2: The data visualization. See the Powerpoint slides for examples.

If you created the silhouette by hand, please scan or take a photo of each page. If the silhouette is digital, make sure it [its on two pages. Please make these two pages are the [irst pages of your assignment submission. Part 2: Re[lection and Analysis

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2.1) Please write 500-750 words as you answer the following questions:

a) What does your data silhouette say about you?

b) What does your silhouette say about the amount and/or type of data we produce?

c) Discuss how your silhouette reveals how easy/dif[icult it is to control personal data. Feel free to address privacy, reputation and/or security concerns.

2.2) Please answer the questions above, questions b) and c) in particular, by referring to strong external sources. Please provide in-text citations and a reference list in APA style. The word limit does not include the title page or references.

2.3) Recommendations: • Here are some academic sources that might help you answer questions b) and c):

o Solove (2012). Privacy self-management and the consent dilemma. Harvard Law Review. (See for example, page 1888, “The Problem of Scale”)

o Obar (2015). Big Data and the Phantom Public. Big Data & Society. o Pasquale (2015). Black box society. Chapter Two. See Moodle.

2.4) Papers are to be uploaded to the appropriate location on Moodle via Turnitin. If you have any privacy concerns about Turnitin, please come to speak with me.

As always, if you have any questions about this assignment, please do not hesitate to ask.

Grading Rubric Grade: A Grade: B Grade: C Grade: D or less

Content Clear and detailed answers. Writing has strong [low and is insightful, convincing, interesting, and well- sourced.

Somewhat developed answers, average [low, some insights, somewhat interesting, average number of sources.

Weak answers, weak [low, few insights, lacking sources.

Lacking clear answers.

Style Clear, no major sp/gr/APA mistakes, clean presentation, and strong use of language.

Some sp/gr/APA errors, sloppy presentation, language issues.

Some sp/gr/APA errors, sloppy presentation, language issues, lack of clarity.

Various errors.

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