Faircloth_DAT 530_Module 6_Milestone 3_2023
.docx
keyboard_arrow_up
School
Southern New Hampshire University *
*We aren’t endorsed by this school
Course
DAT530
Subject
Geography
Date
Jan 9, 2024
Type
docx
Pages
2
Uploaded by Bearclaw512
PowerPoint Strategy
Audience: State Budget Office
The focus for this audience needs to be a blend of professional and eye-catching. The graphs shouldn’t
focus on the colors as much as the content but it still needs to be easily understood. For the professional
aspect every visual should be useful information.
Slide #
Title
Content
1
Storm Activity in Texas
(2015-2016)
• Subtitle: Insights and Implications for Budget Planning
• Image: Texas storm photo
2
Overview
• Purpose of analysis: Informing budget allocation for
disaster response.
• Scope of data: Storm events recorded in Texas during
2015-2016.
• Key considerations: Frequency, severity, and financial
impact of events.
3
Number of Storm Events by
Year
• Chart: Bar chart showing the number of storm events in
Texas for each year (2015 and 2016).
4
Types of Storms
• Chart: Pie chart or bar graph showing the distribution of
different storm events recorded.
• Bullet Points: List the most common types of storms.
5
Storm Frequency by Month
• Chart: Line graph showing the number of storms for each
month across the two years.
• Bullet Points: Identify peak storm months.
6
Areas Most Affected
• Visual: Heat map showing the regions in Texas most
affected by storms.
• Bullet Points: Name the top 3-5 areas most frequently hit.
• Note: Highlight areas that would be good staging areas.
7
Estimated Damages from
Storms
• Chart: Stacked bar chart for 2015 and 2016 showing
estimated costs of damages.
• Bullet Points: Highlight total estimated damages
8
Casualties and Injuries
• Chart: Two bar graphs showing the number of direct
injuries, indirect injuries, direct deaths, and indirect deaths
for each year.
• State the human impact and the necessity of funding
medical and emergency response services.
9
Key Takeaways and
Recommendations
• Summary of findings: Most common storms, areas most
affected, financial and human impact.
• Recommendations: Budget allocations for emergency
resources, improvements in warning systems, funding for
recovery programs
Feedback Mechanism: Adding contact information at the end of the presentation. This can also be a QR
code for the survey.
Pamphlet Strategy
Audience: State/General Public
The focus for this audience is readability. The visuals need to be eye-catching and easy to understand.
Color will be important, if it doesn’t pop people might skim over it and miss the information.
Fold
Title
Content
Cover
Be prepared for any storm
Eye Catching picture with a storm
Inside 1
Purpose
What is the pamphlet for
Inside 2
Trends
Graph depicting storm event frequency
Inside 3
Trends cont
List out commonly occurring storm events
List out cost implications
Outside
4
How to prepare
Safety tips or storm-specific advice.
Outside
5
Contact info
List of emergency contacts, including national and local
emergency services.
Include websites, phone numbers, and social media handles.
Feedback Mechanism: This can be similar to the PowerPoint. Provide a QR code for feedback and an
email to provide recommendations.
Interactive dashboard strategy
Audience State Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
The focus is useability. As long as the dashboard is easy to understand color scheme will be less relevant.
#
Dashboard
What should it do?
2
Map: Storm Events
An interactive map showing where storm events occur. This
would also be the “what is occurring now” real-time event
3
Bar Chart: for Damage
Chart to depict damage.
4
Time Series: Analysis of
Storm Occurrence
Timeline for storm data
5
Pie Chart: Storm Types
Breakdown on the occurrence of storm types
note
All data should include relevant titles and notes to ensure that the data is easily
understood.
Feedback Mechanism: List out an email for feedback and breakages.
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help