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Overview

Data visualisation is a powerful technique that allows us to use our visual system to understand data. Interactive data visualisation is now common in business, engineering and design and the social and physical sciences. This unit introduces the main kinds of information graphics and interactive visualisation systems and their areas … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Bernhard Jenny

Unit Coordinator(s)

Ms Ting Chai Wen

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Critically analyse data visualisations;

2.

Create effective data visualisations;

3.

Describe the main applications of data visualisation in business, engineering and design, and the social and physical sciences;

4.

Describe the advantages, drawbacks and pitfalls of the visual presentation of data as compared to its presentation using other media.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Tutorial Tasks

2 - Class Tests

3 - Data Visualisation I

4 - Data Visualisation II

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures

Studio activities

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Business analytics
Computational science
Data science
Digital humanities