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Subject Code: DD325
Course Title: Data Visualization
Jan to May 2025

Course Objective: Learn to use data as a design material to exhibit, explore, explain, ex... · GradingGrading
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Data Visualization Course Grading Plan

Assessment and Grading Breakdown

Your performance in this course will be evaluated across four components, each desig...

Tuesdays

  • 10am - 12:30pm Lectures + Studio
  • 1pm - 2pm Lunch Break
  • 2pm - 5pm Presentations + Exercises

    Lecture 1Lecture 1

    Link to Slides
    Data Viz - Lecture 1 - 7 Jan 2025.pdf


    Data and Information

    Morning

    Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom
    Processing Data to Information
    Infographics, Data Visualisation
    ...     - Data and Information

    7 January 2025

Lecture 2Lecture 2

Link to Slides
Data Viz - Lecture 2 - 14 Jan 2025.pdf


Structured Data

Morning

Why visualise?
Visual representations can lead to insights
Card PIN Dataset
Exercise: Exercise - PIN P... - Structured Data

14 January 2025

Lecture 3Lecture 3

Link to Slides
Data Viz - Lecture 3a - 21 Jan 2025.pdf
Data Viz - Lecture 3b - 21 Jan 2025.pdf


Marks & Channels
Morning

Grading Scheme
Reading: Chapter 5 of Tamara Munzner's Visualiza... - Marks & Channels + Unstructured Data

21 January 2025

Lecture 4Lecture 4

Link to Slides
Data Viz - Lecture 4 - 28 Jan 2025.pdf


Making Charts
Morning

Reading: Chapter 9 (Page 209-222) from Good Charts by Scott Berinato
Presentations: Exercise - Data Visualisa... - Making Charts + Human Visual Perception

28 January 2025

Lecture 5Lecture 5

Link to Slides
Data Viz - Lecture 5 - 4 Feb 2025.pdf


Convincing with Data
Morning

What is a chart saying?
The Trifecta Check for Critiquing Data Vis Projects
WTF Visualizations
IIT gr... - Convincing with Data

4 February 2025

Lecture 6Lecture 6

Link to Slides
Data Viz - Lecture 6 - 11 Feb 2025.pdf


Data is Around Us
Morning

Data Art
Participatory Visualisations
Birdwatching
Jang Lee - Recognise The Sound
Exercise: Exercis... - Data Around Us

11 February 2025

  • Create groups for Midterm Project
  • Present and finalise topics

No lecture on 18 February 2025 (Techfest/Engifest)

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- Storytelling/Lying

25 February 2025

Midterm Exam/Project Presentations

4 March 2025 or TBD

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- Online Lecture

11 March 2025

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- Potential Holiday

18 March 2025

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- Geospatial Visualisation

25 March 2025

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- Storytelling with Data

1 April 2025

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- Lying and Bias

8 April 2025

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- Data and Motion

15 April 2025

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- Interactive Visualisations / Dashboards

22 April 2025

Endterm Exam

After 30 April 2025