According to kirk (2016), the essence of "formulating your brief" is to "identify the context in which your work will be undertaken and then define its aims: it is the who, what, where, when and how." it could be formal or informal as any project you think you must make it. this phase is where you create a vision for your work. reference kirk, a. (2016). data visualisation: a handbook for data driven design. thousand oaks, ca: sage publications, ltd. initial post why is it so important to formulate your brief for a data presentation? discuss some ways you would implement to formulate an effective brief. what are some advantages to your methods? what are some disadvantages? you are also welcome to discuss any aspect of the homework and share with colleagues

the benefits of raising bc’s minimum wage to $15 through a

series of pre-announced staged increases far outweigh the likely

costs. claims that such an increase will lead to massive job losses

in low-wage sectors of the economy are not credible.

• an increase to $15 would result in some job losses. however,

the likely impact is less than a 1 per cent reduction in the overall

provincial employment rate, and a 7.6 per cent reduction in the

employment rate for those currently making between $10.25

and $15 per hour.

• the large job loss impacts predicted by some opponents of

minimum wages misrepresent the existing economic research. in

reading and using that research, it is important to recognize that

estimates showing job loss effects of minimum wage increases

apply only to teenagers. estimated effects for young adult and

adult workers range from insignificant to non-existent.

• focusing on teenage workers plays up an inaccurate stereotype

about who earns very low wages in bc and leads to exaggerated

claims about job losses. only 26 per cent of those currently making

between $10.25 and $12 are teenagers, and only 5 per cent

of those making between $12 and $15 are teenagers.