6 credits during the 1st year of 11160 COMPUTER ENGINEERING (LM-32) GENOVA
OVERVIEW
This course provides an introduction to information visualization. Students will learn the principles to design a visualization applicaiton, and they will experience advanced programming tools to develop such applications in practice. The course consists of both theoretical lectures in class and practical experiences both in class and through autonomous work of students.
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning principles, methods, and techniques for effective visual analysis of data, including techniques for visualizing both spatial and non-spatial data, principles from computer graphics and human perception.
TEACHING METHODS
This course uses the method of flipped classroom: students are expected to read course material before it is presented in class.
- Class lectures for:
- Theory (design principles)
- Programming techniques
- Analysis of code
- In class exercises resolved by students
- Homework
Class attendance is registered and may affect the final assessment.
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
This course will make use of elementary client-side web programming; students are expected to have some backgound on HTML5, CSS, and Javascript. Students that wish to take this course but do not know about these topics may easily back up through Topics in Computer Science.
- Visual perception
- Data abstraction
- Marks and channels
- Task abstraction
- Visualization of table data
- Visualization of geographic data
- Manipulation of views
- Multiple views
- Data reduction
- Technical tools: D3
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Tamara Munzner.VisualizationAnalysis and Design.AK PetersVisualization Series. CRC Press, 2014
Scott Murray. Interactive Data Visualization for the Web. O’Reilly, 2013
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Office hours: Appointment by email to enrico.puppo@unige.it During class period appointments for groups can be set by posting on the course forum on AulaWeb.
Exam Board
ENRICO PUPPO (President)
CHIARA ACCINELLI
PAOLA MAGILLO (President Substitute)
ANNALISA BARLA (Substitute)
LESSONS
TEACHING METHODS
This course uses the method of flipped classroom: students are expected to read course material before it is presented in class.
- Class lectures for:
- Theory (design principles)
- Programming techniques
- Analysis of code
- In class exercises resolved by students
- Homework
Class attendance is registered and may affect the final assessment.
LESSONS START
First semester
Class schedule
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
EXAMS
EXAM DESCRIPTION
- 3-5 small homeworks during class period (20% of final mark + bonus for optional parts)
- FInal project (50% of final mark + bonus for optional parts)
- Oral exam (30% of final mark)
Oral exam must be taken after delivering the final project. If the student has atteded over 80% of classes, it consists just of a discussion of the project itself, in relation to the theory presented in class; if the student has attended between 50% and 80% of classes, it may also include some questions related to the theory presented in class; if the student has attended less than 50% of classes, it will consist mainly of questions concerning the whole syllabus.
Exam schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/02/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Esame su appuntamento | |
| 16/09/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Esame su appuntamento |