Charles Hannon

Washington & Jefferson College

Charles Hannon is a professor of computing and information studies at Washington & Jefferson College where he teaches courses in human-computer interaction, the history of information technology, information visualization, and project management. He also teaches in his college’s Gender and Women's Studies program. He writes about user experiences and interaction design, educational technology, pedagogy, and occasionally, William Faulkner. You can find his essays in interactions and Smashing Magazine, and at his blog uxappeal.com.

Assignment

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Data Visualization Assignment

This assignment is designed to empower students to use tools of data analysis to better understand the lives of veterans and tell their stories. Data Science is not the enemy of historians or of the humanities generally, is not “a return to the age of mystery,” as this recent mini-controversy posited. Understanding how to locate, understand, and visualize data can help students discover important issues affecting veterans lives today and lead to new areas of research in the future.