Data Visualization

Course Restrictions: Restricted to Graduate Students

This course covers principles and tools for effectively visualizing and communicating data-driven insights. The focus will be on extracting and communicating patterns from data through interactivity and synthesis of complex information. Aligned with the exploratory data analysis paradigm, emphasis will be placed on using visualizations to ask and answer "what-if" questions about data. Topics of this course include, but are not limited to, univariate data visualization, high-dimensional data visualization, visualization for trend-based data, visualization for spatial data, and dashboarding. Through hands-on assignments, students will gain skills in creating insightful, impactful data graphics using leading dynamic visualization tools.

Credit: 3