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- Meeting Time: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-5 p.m. in 210 South Hall.
- Instructor: Michael Porath (mike@ischool), office hours Tuesday/Thursday 5-6 p.m. in 211 South Hall, by appointment.
- TA: Galen Panger (gpanger@ischool), office hours Monday afternoon by appointment.
- 3 units
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Overview
This semester will give you an extensive overview of the field of Information Visualization. We are following a [highlight]hands-on approach[/highlight]. Readings and lectures on Tuesday will cover basic visualization principles and theory. During the labs section on Thursday we will cover practical introductions to tools and frameworks, [highlight]tying together theory and practice[/highlight]. We will discuss existing visualizations and critique their effectiveness in conveying information. Finally, guest speakers from the industry will give an insight into how information visualization is used in practice.[/box]
Tuesday Lecture |
Thursday Lab |
Assignments |
| Jan 22 – Introduction | Jan 24 – Data | |
| Jan 29 – From Data To Visualization | Jan 31 – Tableau | |
| Feb 5 – Multivariate Visualizations | Feb 7 – R + ggplot2 | |
| Feb 12 – Dashboards – Guest Lecture by Stephen Few | Feb 14 – Vector Graphics | |
| Feb 19 – Perception | Feb 21 – RaphaelJS | |
| Feb 26 – Color | Feb 28 – D3 I | |
| Mar 5 – Interaction | Mar 7 – D3 II | |
| Mar 12 – Storytelling | Mar 14 – Storytelling | |
| Mar 19 – Effective Visualizations | Mar 21 – Visualization Critique | |
| Mar 26 – Spring Break | Mar 28 – Spring Break | |
| Apr 2 – Types of Visualizations I – Time | Apr 4 – D3 III | |
| Apr 9 – Types of Visualizations II – Text | Apr 11 – Concept Critique | |
| Apr 16 – Types of Visualizations III – Networks, Graphs, Hierarchy | Apr 18 – Gephi | |
| Apr 23 – Types of Visualizations IV – Geo | Apr 25 – Design Critique | |
| Apr 30 – Potpourri | May 2 – Drop-In Advising | |
| May 7 – Presentations I | May 9 – Presentations II | Final Project due May 5th at 11:59 p.m. |