Data Visualisation

COS80025 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn

Duration

  • One Semester or Equivalent

Contact hours

  • 48 hours

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2022 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
1 Aug 22 - 30 Oct 22

Results:
6 Dec 22

Last self enrolment:
14 Aug 22

Census:
31 Aug 22

Last withdraw without fail:
16 Sep 22

Prerequisites

OR
Concurrent Pre-requisite

Aims and objectives

This unit aims to instruct students on the fundamental principles of information visualisation, and good design practices. Students will explore a wide range of visualisation idioms and develop the ability to create visualisations that empower users to understand real-world data sets.
 
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
 
1 Critically evaluate data visualisations and propose improvements based on an understanding of human perception and cognition and data visualisation design principles
2 Apply a structured design process to create effective visualisations within a research context
3 Create interactive data visualisations using real-world data sets
4 Effectively communicate and reflect on the design process for an interactive visualisation, including the choice of visualisation idioms and reasoning behind design decisions