GVXD-305: Info Design: Data Viz

Data visualizations help us tell stories about the world. Stories that compel us to action, that enlighten us with new information, or make us question our understanding of reality. By transforming raw data into visuals that are novel, informative, efficient, and aesthetically considered, visualizations let us see what the data have to say. In this course you will learn techniques and technologies for developing your own data visualizations. We will be looking at how to gather data from a variety of sources, how to preprocess the acquired data for use in visualizations, how to use out of the box techniques to visualize the data, and how to create custom software for truly unique data visualizations. Students in DataViz will be able to: (CLO1) Create a meaningful visual representation of a data set, (CLO2) Understand the psychological impact of color, image, shape, and time in a visualization context, (CLO3) Aquire, evaluate, and process data from online and offline sources, (CLO4) Present their work and give a meaningful explanation of it to their peers as well as critique the work of their peers.