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$1.$

Think about obtaining a bachelor$$s degree from a college as a project. You are advising a friend, a senior in high school who plans to attend college with the same major as you this fall $($i$.$e$.,$ Fall $2024).$ Prepare a bar chart for your friend depicting all of the courses that he must take from the start of college until graduation. Obtain the program course list. Make sure you do not overlook any prerequisite requirements. Make the following simplifying assumptions:

a$.$ Your friend is smart. Your friend will not fail any course.

b$.$ All courses are available during every fall and spring semester.

c$.$ No summer semesters are included. Your friend will work during the summer.

d$.$ Your friend$$s total loads every semester should be no less than $15$ credit hours and no more than $18.$ You can let him take as many as $20$ credit hours in one semester only, but only during the last year.

e$.$ Your friend must graduate in eight semesters.

Rubric $(15$ points$)$

$$ Course List $(5$ points$)$: Research and list all required courses for your friend$$s chosen major, including prerequisite relationships.

$$ Semester Schedule $(4$ points$)$: Create a bar chart depicting the semesters $(8$ in total$)$ and assigned courses for each semester.

$$ Prerequisite requirements $(4$ points$)$: Represent the prerequisite requirements and their relationship to the subsequent course in a bar chart.

$$ Chart Presentation $(2$ points$)$: Label axes, courses, and semesters. Use consistent formatting for bars and lines.

$2.(20$ points$)$

After finishing the bar chart for question $2,$ draw another bar chart that describes your academic progress $($i$.$e$.,$ courses you have taken$)$ and plans $($i$.$e$.,$ courses you plan to take to graduate$).$

Rubric $(20$ points$)$

$$ Course List $(4$ points$)$: List all courses you have taken and plan to take, including prerequisites.

$$ Academic Timeline $(8$ points$)$: Create a bar chart depicting semesters $(8$ or more$)$ and courses you have taken $($past semesters$)$ and plan to take $($future semesters$).$

$$ Chart Presentation $(5$ points$)$: Label axes, courses, and semesters. Use distinct formatting to distinguish past and future courses $($e$.$g$.,$ color, line style$).$

$$ Progress Indicator $(3$ points$)$: Draw a clear line on the chart to separate past and future semesters.

$3.(15$ points$)$ Compare bar charts from Questions #$1$ and #$2$ and write a brief reflection on your progress and future academic plans $($about $200$ words$).$

Rubric $(15$ points$)$

$$ Comparison $(5$ points$)$: Compare two bar charts

$$ Reflection $(5$ points$)$: Reflect on your progress, such as what you have taken, what course you are behind

$$ Plans:$(5$ points$)$: Explain your future academic plans