Tues/Thurs 11.00AM-12.15PM
Batten Arts & Letters (BAL) 1005
- Syllabus
- Course Materials on Canvas
- Topic Objectives
- Visualization Analysis and Design textbook (VAD)
- TM VAD lecture slides by Tamara Munzner (textbook author)
This schedule will not be updated after the semester begins. See the Summary Schedule on Canvas) for the updated schedule.
| Week | Date | Topic | Textbook Reading | Resources and Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27, 29 | What's Vis and Why Do It? | Ch 1 | HW1 - Setup |
| 2 | Sep 3, 5 | Data and Data Cleaning | Ch 2 | HW2 - Data Cleaning |
| 3 | Sep 10, 12 | Marks and Channels | Ch 5 | |
| 4 | Sep 17, 19 | Arrange Tables | Ch 7 | HW3 |
| 5 | Sep 24, 26 | Tour through the Visualization Zoo | Semester Project | |
| 6 | Oct 1, 3 | Map color and Other channels | Ch 10 | HW4 |
| 7 | Oct 8, 10 | Reduce Items and Attributes | Ch 13 | |
| 8 | Oct 15, 17 | Tue: NO CLASS-self-study Thu: MID-TERM EXAM |
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| 9 | Oct 22, 24 | Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) | HW5 | |
| 10 | Oct 29, 31 | Multiple views | ||
| 11 | Nov 5 7 | Maps, Rules of Thumb, Chart Design | Ch 81.-8.3 Ch 6 | |
| 12 | Nov 12, 14 | Storytelling vis | ||
| 13 | Nov 19, 21 | Visualization Literacy | ||
| 14 | Nov 26, 28 | NO CLASS - Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 15 | Dec 3, 5 | Project Demos | ||
| xx | Fri Dec 16 | Last day of classes |