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Learning Outcomes

Data Literacy - Find, Read, and Analyze

You will find data reports and statistics on housing in Toronto.

You will interpret/read data reports and statistics on neighbourhoods to create your own data analysis and data report on housing.

You will be introduced to Data Literacy Skills modules to help you with Excel skills that will help you to identify, summarize and solve data analysis questions.

UTSC Library Foundational Data Literacy Skills Modules

UTSC Library Data Skills Module
If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft Excel, you are strongly encouraged to complete the following modules in the UTSC Library’s Foundational Data Literacy Module: Only Modules 1, 2, and 5

Icebreaker Activity

Show of hands

How many of you have cited data before in your research papers?
How many of you have cited information from Statistics Canada?
How many of you cited information from Toronto Open Data Portal?
How many of you have cited data that was in an article or report?
How many of you have done your own data analysis on data you found or gathered?

Key Data Resources

City of Toronto Open Data Portal
Openly available datasets from the City of Toronto. Includes statistics on housing, public health, plus emergency services, budget, bikeways, childcare, city wards, food banks, elections, economic indicators, and more.

Search:
- Neighbourhood profiles
- Ward profiles
Neighbourhood Profiles
City of Toronto
Housing Market Information Portal
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Foundational Data Literacy Skills Module
In this course you will develop data literacy skills through a combination of asynchronous lessons, quizzes, and reflections. Data skill competency outcomes include but are not limited to a technological aptitude for spreadsheets with Excel and/or Google Sheets, facilitation and presentation of data, storytelling and data visualization skills, and reflective thinking towards data as a subject.

Key eResources

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
Citations to journal articles, books, reviews, and chapters in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.
GEOBASE This link opens in a new window
Database for physical and human geography, earth and environmental sciences, ecology, and related disciplines, focusing on the human and social impacts on both.
CBCA Reference & Current Events This link opens in a new window

Key Policy Publications

Canadian Institute for Research on Public Policy
Metropolis
International association of large cities including Toronto. They also have data.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Ontario
Look for policy documents and relevant legislative documents.
Canadian Urban Institute
The Canadian Urban Institute is a non-profit applied research organization dedicated to healthy urban development. Their website has guides, research papers, and other publications.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Please view menu tabs Focus Areas (policy documents) and Resources (data).

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Learning Outcomes

Data Literacy - Find, Read, and Analyze

UTSC Library Foundational Data Literacy Skills Modules

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Key Data Resources

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