Carousels of NYC Project Work Plan

Carousels of NYC Project Work Plan

Week Tasks
Week 3: Feb. 10-16 Planning and Research:

Establish group norms (all)

Revise and submit project proposal (Kelly + all)

Create project management tracker and input tasks (Carla + all)

Week 4: Feb. 17-23 Design:

Establish website presence (Leonard)

Planning:

Begin drafting Project Plan (Kelly + all)

Week 5: Feb. 24- Mar. 2 Planning:

Finalize and Submit Project Plan by March 3 (Kelly + all)

Discuss (and finalize) data collection categories for carousels (for map vs. website) by 2/28 (all)

Discuss data management plan (Carla + all)

Technical Development:

Attend ARCGIS Storymap workshop 2/26 (Carla, Kelly, Julissa)

Consult with Digital Fellow on Carousel shapefile or other alternatives by 2/26 (Carla)

Content Development:

Create preliminary layers on ARCGIS by Feb. 28 (Carla)

Collect data from Bryant Park carousel to test data collection categories and provide preliminary media assets. (Leonard)

Design:

Create canva account; create social media tracker (Julissa)

Week 6: Mar. 3-9 Planning:

Create first draft of data management plan by March 3 to discuss and finalize in class with team on March 4 (Carla)

Submit Data Management Plan by March 5 (Carla)

Collect ideas for outreach plan (Leonard)

Content Development:

Personal bios and contribution statements by March 3 (All)

Research and Rough Clean demographic data by March 3 (Carla)

Watch Youtube videos and read other online resources to learn how to layer collected carousel data by Mar. 4 (Carla)

Layer Bryant Park data & picture into Map (Carla)

Confirm what location code is needed for carousels by Mar. 4 (Carla)

Visit and collects data for Queens carousel sites by March 7

Design:

Provide logo options, develop social media plans (Julissa)

Week 7: Mar. 10-16 Planning: 

Present rough draft of Outreach plan to the rest of the group. After the group meeting, finalize it. (Leonard)

Content Development:

Provide media for Manhattan carousels to use on social media/website (Leonard)

Layer Manhattan/Queens sites data into Map (Carla)

Clean Demographic Data and prepare for layering (Carla)

Design:

Create instagram account, develop graphic design for the website (Julissa)

Incorporate preliminary graphic design guidelines into map (Carla)

Week 8: Mar. 17-23 Planning:

Presentation on collaboration March 18 (Kelly)

Technical Development

Presentation on consultation(s) March 18 (Carla)

Read and watch online resources to learn how to code in Map to website (Carla)

Content Development:

Website draft complete by March 19 (Kelly)

Check progress on data collection for remaining sites, primarily Brooklyn (Carla)

Layer in neighborhood demographic data (Carla)

Design:

Presentation on Social Media Plan March 18 (Julissa)

Outreach:

Presentation on Outreach Plan March 18 (Leonard)

Week 9: Mar. 24-30 Content Development:

Insert 2-3 Manhattan/Staten Island/Bronx site data (Carla)

Design:

Discuss logo design plans (if not done so already) (Julissa + all)

Incorporate graphic design plan into website aesthetic (Kelly and Leonard)

Begin creating social media draft posts (Julissa)

Evaluation:

Check Map features and layering, test site for user experience (Carla)

Week 10: Mar. 31- Apr. 6 Content Development:

Insert 2-3 remaining site data (Carla)

Design:

Continue creating social media draft posts (Julissa)

Draft project presentation slidedeck (Julissa)

Continue refining website and adding carousel posts (Kelly+Leonard+all)

Week 11: Apr. 7-13 Project Presentation for class April 8

Evaluation:

Continue Map maintenance and end user testing, focus on mobile devices (Carla)

Week 12: Apr. 14-20 SPRING BREAK

Evaluation:

Check data in all google forms for discrepancies to ensure accuracy and uniformity (Carla)

Week 13: Apr. 21-27 Content Development:

Check on progress of carousel posts (Kelly + all)

Design:

Begin creation of mobile version of website (Kelly + Leonard)

Begin to post on social media (Julissa)

Week 14: Apr. 28- May 4 Final deadline to visit carousels and submit posts

Planning: 

Develop and practice “dress rehearsal” (All)

Evaluation:

Test website/map on various devices and browsers while considering different user roles: Families, tourists, city parks/planners, carousel enthusiasts (All)

Week 15: May 5-11 Project launch dress rehearsal May 6

Planning:

Take in feedback to revise presentation for public project launch (All)

Week 16: May 12-18 Public project launch at the GC Digital Showcase May 13
Week 17: May 19-25 Post final group project reports as public posts to Commons blog by May 20

Email individual reflection papers to the instructor by May 20