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UMBC: 04Spring2021 04: Data Visualization and Communication UMBC: Spring 2021

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04: Data Visualization and Communication UMBC: Spring 2021


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About Data Visualization and Communication

Explore the role of data visualization. Identify early players in the data visualization field and advanced data visualizations of today. Examine the steps in creating a data brief to inform the story you wish to tell with the data and fundamental design components. Students will create a simple data visualization using open source data tools.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Explain the role of data visualization in discovery, communication, and decision-making*
  • Evaluate data visualization options for proper application in various situations*
  • Create effective static and interactive data visualizations or narratives that employ analytics and visualization software and strategies for various audiences*
  • Visualize data using various types of displays including tables, dashboards, graphs, maps, and trees*
  • Distinguish between advanced visualizations and explain the advantages of each*
  • Discuss techniques for creating advanced data visualizations*
  • Apply the principles of color, composition, and hierarchy to design*
  • Properly define a problem in context, use appropriate data, and deliver a compelling visualization to explain or answer a question*

    • Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this course.

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