DSIGN532-23A (HAM)

Information Visualisation

15 Points

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Division of Health Engineering Computing & Science
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Computer Science

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Convenor(s)

Mark Apperley

Mark Apperley
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mark.apperley@waikato.ac.nz

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What this paper is about

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Information visualisation concerns the design and implementation of presentations of often complex information in such a way that users are able to efficiently and effectively extract the relevant features in and for their given context, and are able to gain insight about the information which might not otherwise have been possible. This paper aims to provide an awareness of the potential offered by visualisation techniques, a familiarity with the underlying concepts, and an understanding and ability to effectively design and apply information visualisations in a given context.

This paper is available in FLEXI (sync) mode, so maybe taken by students who are not on campus.

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How this paper will be taught

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There will normally be two lectures each week, with recordings made available for off-campus students following the lectures. Some of the lecture slots, usually immediately following an assignment submission (see class schedule), are used for tutorials for student presentations and discussion of assignments. For off-campus students these will take place as scheduled Zoom tutorial sessions (usually at least 2 alternate times). On each of these occassions, attendance at the in-person or one of the Zoom sessions is expected; 10% of the total mark for the paper will be allocated for class participation. it is important that the lectures be attended, or the recorded lectures be viewed in sequence and on schedule. The course notes provided are not comprehensive; additional material will be covered in the lectures.
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Required Readings

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RECOMMENDED READING

Spence, R. (2014) Information Visualisation: An introduction, (3rd Edition), Springer

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Select appropriate techniques to communicate information visually; (WA9)
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  • Understand and effectively design and apply information visualisations in a given context; (WA2, WA3)
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  • Understand the potential offered by different visualisation techniques, and have a familiarity with the underlying concepts; (WA1, WA5)
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Assessments

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How you will be assessed

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All students should ensure they submit assignments by the due date. Each assignment submissions should be in the form of a single PDF file, unless you are submitting code, in which case additional files in other formats will be accepted.
The final assignment is a group project, normally with 3 or 4 people, but because of the FLEXI mode delivery, it is possible for individuals or pairs to propose and complete a project.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assignment 1: Visualisation examples
15 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Assignment 2: Representation & Interaction
29 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Assignment 3: Relationships
26 Apr 2023
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Assignment 4: Navigation
10 May 2023
11:30 PM
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
5. Assignment 5: Project (normally completed by groups of 3 students)
14 Jun 2023
11:30 PM
40
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6. Class participation
10
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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