CSCI 5750G - Information Visualization

This course introduces the fields of information visualization and visual analytics through the principles of data representation, presentation and interaction. The course contents will include both theoretical foundations of this interdisciplinary science as well as practical applications of integrated visual analysis techniques on real-world problems. The course will survey best practices for visualization design, data selection and cleaning, common visualization techniques, layout algorithms, animation, uncertainty, visual emphasis, aesthetics, visualization toolkits and the role of interaction in the analytics process. The importance of visualization in managing, analyzing and communicating about big data in science, medicine, business and the humanities will be reviewed. Students will gain practical experience through the development of one or more information visualization applications for real-world data.
Credit hours: 3
Credit restriction(s): CSCI 4210U