Summary
What will I learn?
- Data Visualization and Interpretation – Theory and practical knowledge about how to design, read, and understand visual representations of data. Hands-on knowledge about state-of the-art tools, e.g., Tableau, Python, and web-based libraries like D3.js.
- Spatio-Temporal Urban Analytics - Essential concepts and skills needed to efficiently develop spatiotemporal thinking. Big data analysis and visualization techniques applied to spatio-temporal urban data. Knowledge about the R programming environment.
- Elements of Visual Design- theories of design, techniques of composition, and technologies of electronic and print publishing. Modules include both design principles and hands-on practice in visual literacy, layout and design, and graphic tools.
- Advanced Information Design - Design and creation of multimedia objects, usability heuristics, navigation theory, contemporary design practices and online community building
- Visual Informatics for Network and Flow - Knowledge of open source tools to visualize and interpret network and flow data. Collect network and flow data and create their own visual applications.
- Customer Discovery – User-centered design evaluation techniques for understanding potential user's practice, preferences and mental models. Knowledge of a basic set of qualitative user/customer discovery methods which is essential for both the lean startup entrepreneur and those engaged in design innovation.
- User Experience Design – Process of creating compelling interaction designs for digital products from the idea stage into creating a simple and intuitive user experience blueprint. You will 'learn by doing' in a team environment, enabling you to practice the techniques with coaching from instructors.
- Web Systems Development - Learn web development principles, as well as professionally relevant skills including industry standards, conventions, and procedures within large-scale programming projects.
- Data Analytics for Information Systems - Learn and conduct Python, MATLAB and R based manipulation of data, along with graduate level introduction to data analysis, probability and statistics from an information systems perspective.
12 | Required Credits |
Advisement
Ye, Xinyue
View ProfileDasgupta, Aritra
Assistant Professor
View ProfileDasgupta, Aritra
Assistant Professor, Data Science
Official
5th Flr GITC
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