While the technical side of this class requires students to develop basic programming and statistical knowledge, Emily Burchfield and Elizabeth Jarrett sought to engage students in critical reflections about how their world-view, biases, and experiences affect their work as data scientists.

Furthermore, students emphasized that each data point represents complex interactions of places, people and processes. The data sets in this multimedia map are centered on gentrification and food access in the city of Atlanta. In-class discussions explored how that data can be used to leverage change within a community.