Visual Appeal Infographic – Description
This assignment will enhance your analytic, creative, and presentation skills through a nontraditional final project that can be accessed for years to come: an infographic. We live in an advancing technological world where people seek to gain information quickly. There are various free, easy-to-use platforms including PowerPoint, CanvaLinks to an external site., PiktochartLinks to an external site., or Venngage.
Create an infographic based on the research you’ve conducted this term. Use information from your literature review, fieldwork, and statistical analysis of your survey data.
In your infographic be sure to include:
a catchy title
information from at least one of your peer-reviewed articles in your literature review (but not a quote unless its so amazing! oh, and be sure to cite it)
descriptive information from at least two (2) of your variables of interest (only use demographics if it’s super important to your overall results),
results from one (1) of your statistical tests.
references to your peer-reviewed article (these are usually really small and at the bottom of the 2nd page). Refer to the infographic guidelines below.
See the example I’ve attached.
Here are some guidelines for designing your infographic:
1. Content
A title
Background information (this often comes from the literature review!)
Define your topic/issue.
Provide some relevant statistics/figures related to the topic.
The writing style should be professional and in the third person (no “I” statements).
2. Visual Appeal
Cohesive colors and font should be used. Font should be legible and easy to read. Headings should have larger bold font. The infographic should have clearly delineated sections based upon the major content areas. The flow should be easy to follow
3. Graphs, Charts, and Images
At least one graph or chart must be used with data to show the extent of the issue. These charts will be created by you and it’s best to use the infographic software tools rather than copying and pasting something from Excel. If you include images, they must be directly relevant to the issue and if borrowed from a source, must be cited in the references or underneath the image. Images accessed from the infographic platform do not need to be cited.
4. Reputable Sources
What makes an infographic is the information. The infographic must contain information gathered from reputable sources: peer-reviewed journal articles, credible news outlets and research advocacy resources (e.g., The Sentencing Project, Vera Institute of Justice, Prison Policy Initiative).
5. Citations
All statements that are not common knowledge or ones’ own thoughts must be cited in APA format. All in-text citations must be linked to a full-text citation in the references at the end of the infographic at the bottom of the last page.
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