Visual elements, such as graphs, charts, tables, photographs, diagrams, and maps capture your readers’ attention and help them understand your ideas. They are like illustrations that help tell the story. These visuals help to augment your written ideas and simplify complicated textual descriptions. If the visuals are presented poorly or are not addressed properly within the document, they will not be as effective as we intend them to be.
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In this mini assignment, you are asked to choose a visual (a graph, image, plot, or a table) that you intend to use in your final report/paper and edit it for a professional style, as we discussed in the Lecture. You are then asked to write a paragraph and explain the visual and significance of the presented data or concept. You must mention how this visual contributes to your final report/paper at the end of the paragraph. As a reminder, any presented visual must include a number and a caption; the visual must be addressed using the figure/table numbers within the paragraph. Avoid addressing a visual by referring to the position of the visual such as the figure/table above or the figure/table below.
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Please note that equations are not figures; thus, they do not require a caption. You will use an independent numbering system on the right-hand side of the equation to show the sequence. You will refer to the equations by calling the equation numbers. If you needed to cite the equation’s source, you must use in-text citation within the sentence you called the equation. Please refer to the lecture slides for detailed information.
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It is not professional to copy and paste someone else’s visual and simply cite the source. You must recreate this visual and offer a new perspective/look. If it is a table you must create a table with a different point of view (only use the data that is useful to you). If you are using a plot, you must generate the plot by extracting the data from the source image and show what part of the data is important to you. If you are using a flow chart or a concept map, you must recreate it with a new look. Ideally, you want to combine data from various sources and present them in one visual.
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