Call Number | 13158 |
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Day & Time Location |
W 6:10pm-8:00pm 142 Uris Hall |
Points | 3 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Thomas Brambor |
Type | LECTURE |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | This course is designed to the interdisciplinary and emerging field of data science. It will cover techniques and algorithms for creating effective visualizations based on principles from graphic design, visual art, perceptual psychology, and cognitive science to enhance the understanding of complex data. Students will be required to complete several scripting, data analysis and visualization design assignments as well as a final project. Topics include: data and image models, social and interactive visualizations, principles and designs, perception and attention, mapping and cartography, network visualization. Computational methods are emphasized and students will be expected to program in R, Javascript, D3, HTML and CSS and will be expected to submit and peer review work through Github. Students will be expected to write up the results of the project in the form of a conference paper submission. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences |
Enrollment | 58 students (90 max) as of 1:05PM Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
Subject | Quantitative Methods: Social Sciences |
Number | GR5063 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
Note | PRIORITY QMSS STUDENTS |
Section key | 20241QMSS5063G001 |