Graphic of Research Proposal

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For this assignment, I began by creating a time line that spanned from early May (when the research was to begin) to mid June (when the research was to end). I decided to use both squares and rectangles to depict items that were to occur during this time. The similarity of the shapes display continuity, but their differences represent the time frame of each task. The squares represent steps that will occur on specific days, while the rectangles represent steps that will occur over multiple days. Order is shown through the composition by having steps beginning first on the top of the graphic and steps beginning later at the bottom. Hierarchy is depicted by position and shows the order in which each task should be performed. The different vertical levels allow for tasks to overlap in order to show they occur simultaneously.

The labels on the far left describe each step and match the color of the corresponding square or rectangle.  Most of the steps are different colors in order to differentiate between them, but the components that are similar, like the two testing tasks and the two concluding steps, are the same colors to show connection between the steps.

The y-axis labels are aligned left, while the title is aligned to the center to match the alignment of the x-axis labels. If I created this graphic again, I would most likely align the title left so the viewers eye would be directed from the top, to the bottom, and then to the right.

My target audiences were the 2 teachers and the parents of the students. I feel it would be important to allow parents and teachers to see a simple graphic that displays the tasks of the research project and the amount of time it is estimated to take before they agree to be a part of it.