Learning outcomes
After this course, the students will have an overview of the field of information visualization and its place in the general context of human-computer interaction and related fields. The students will be familiar with the central theories of information visualization, the historical developments in the field and the seminal research.
Contents
The course introduces selected topics in information visualization. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following: models and theories of information visualization, visualization techniques, interaction in information visualization, and human factors in information visualization.
Teaching methods
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Lectures | 24 h | 0 h |
Teaching language
EnglishModes of study
Active participation in the lectures and assignments.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Recommended year of study
3rd year or later. The course is not lectured every year.
Study materials
- In addition to selected research articles.
- Ware, C., Information Visualization: Perception for Design. Morgan Kaufmann 2004
- Spence, R., Information Visualization: Design for Interaction, 2nd edition. Prentice Hall 2007.
Further information
This course was previously a part of the course Information Visualization (Tiedon visualisointi). This course cannot be taken by students who have taken the previous course.
