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Assignment 8 Walkthrough

Where This Fits

This page connects the Week 9 studio work to Assignment 8. It does not add new deliverables. It explains what each required file should contain and how to check it before submitting.

Assignment 8 is due the Monday after Week 9 class, 4 PM. It also gives you reusable material for the final portfolio’s narrated presentation deck.

The Six A8 Files

Each file goes in assignments/assignment08-communication/submission/.

1. slides.qmd or slide-outline.qmd

Use one of these options:

  • slides.qmd: a revealjs deck based on the personal-workspace assignments/assignment08-communication/starter-slides.qmd;
  • slide-outline.qmd: a structured outline if you are not ready to render revealjs.

Both options are graded identically — choose the format that fits where you are. If you choose the outline for A8, convert the revised outline into a renderable slides.qmd for the presentation deck. The outline remains fully eligible for the A8 score; the deck is the later slide-production stage.

To create slides.qmd, copy the starter within your personal workspace from assignments/assignment08-communication/ into its submission/ folder and rename it before editing. Render from the personal-workspace root so slides.html is created in the correct place. Step-by-step instructions are in comm03.

Include 3-5 slides or sections: context, evidence, takeaway, limitation, and next step.

  • Verify: the source file renders or is readable as a complete outline.

2. slides.html or slide-outline.html

This is the rendered output. If you use revealjs, the result should open in the browser as slides.

  • Verify: open the rendered file and check that the evidence and limitation are visible.

3. plain-language-summary.md

Write 150-250 words for the intended audience. Use plain language, but keep the evidence honest.

Include:

  • who the audience is;
  • what the main result says;
  • what the result does not prove;
  • what action, question, or conversation should follow.

4. peer-feedback.md

Use the feedback table from comm04. Include the feedback you received and one sentence explaining what you changed.

  • Verify: at least one revision is tied to a peer comment.

5. source-note.md

Name the dataset or source behind the evidence. For the NHANES classroom example, the source note can say:

Source: prepared classroom snapshot derived from CDC/NCHS NHANES public-use data. Results are descriptive and unweighted.

For a term project, replace this with the correct project source.

6. ai-use-note.md

If AI helped draft, simplify, or reorganize your communication, state:

  • what it helped with;
  • what you changed;
  • how you checked the claim against the evidence.

If you did not use AI, write one sentence saying so.

Reproducibility Check

Before submission:

  • the deck or outline source is committed;
  • the rendered HTML is committed;
  • any image paths are relative;
  • the evidence can be traced to A5, A6, A7, or project files;
  • the source note and limitation are visible;
  • the AI-use note is specific.

Accessibility Check

Slides should be readable in a live presentation. Check:

  • titles are short;
  • body text is large enough;
  • figure labels are readable;
  • color is not the only way to distinguish groups;
  • the final slide gives the audience a clear next step.

Where This Goes Next

Week 10 expands the same communication discipline into a report: the claim becomes a results paragraph, the evidence becomes a code-generated table or figure, and the limitation becomes part of the written interpretation.