General description

The course provides an in-depth introduction to selected design and evaluation methods and implementation tools for interactive information visualization applications. The methods and tools are utilized in a practical project where the students design and implement a visualization prototype.

Learning outcomes

After this course, the student will be familiar with the state-of-the-art information visualization design methodology, and has the necessary skills to design, implement and evaluate information visualization applications. The student will also be familiar with current visualization application development and prototyping frameworks.

Contents

The course consists of lectures and a project work. The main focus is on carrying out the information visualization design project. The project work is carried out in small groups
and the results are presented in a seminar to the whole class.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	10 h	0 h
Seminar	4 h	0 h

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

1. Spence, R., Information Visualization: Design for Interaction, 2nd edition. Prentice Hall 2007.
2. Selected research articles related to the themes of the course.

Further information

Previously partially included in the course Information Visualization (Tiedon visualisointi). This course cannot be taken by students who have taken the previous course.

Belongs to following study modules