COMPX532-20A (SPE)

Information Visualisation

15 Points

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Division of Health Engineering Computing & Science
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Computer Science

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Mark Apperley

Mark Apperley
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mark.apperley@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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Information visualisation concerns the design and implementation of presentations of often complex information in such a way that users are able to efficiently and effectively extract the relevant features in and for their given context, and are able to gain insight about the information which might not otherwise have been possible. This paper aims to provide an awareness of the potential offered by visualisation techniques, a familiarity with the underlying concepts, and an understanding and ability to effectively design and apply information visualisations in a given context.
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Paper Structure

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The scheduled classes will involve a mix of lectures, student presentations, and discussion of assignments (see class schedule). For students who are not based on campus at the start of the paper, recordings of lectures will be made available, and it is important that these be viewed in sequence and on schedule. The course notes provided are not comprehensive, additional material will be covered in class. You are responsible for all material covered in class. The requirement for presentations in class will be delayed until the latter half of the semester for students initially off-campus.
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • This paper aims to provide an awareness of the potential offered by visualisation techniques, a familiarity with the underlying concepts, and an understanding and ability to effectively design and apply information visualisations in a given context.
    Linked to the following assessments:
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Assessment

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assignment 1: Visualisation examples
17 Mar 2020
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Assignment 2: Representation & Interaction
31 Mar 2020
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Assignment 3: Relationships
28 Apr 2020
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Assignment 4: Navigation
12 May 2020
11:30 PM
20
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5. Assignment 5: Project (completed by groups of 3 students)
16 Jun 2020
11:30 PM
40
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6. Class participation
10
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Recommended Readings

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Spence, R. (2014) Information Visualisation: An introduction, (3nd Edition), Springer.
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Other Resources

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Other suggested readings are given on the Moodle pages.
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Online Support

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All materials, lecture notes, assignments, etc, are distributed via Moodle.
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Workload

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Students are expected to spend ~12 hours per week on this course during the 12 weeks of the semester, including class time.
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Linkages to Other Papers

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Prerequisite(s)

Prerequisite papers: 45 points at 300 level in Computer Science, Communication Design, Interface Design or Media Design.

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Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: COMP432, COMP532, CGRD532, DSIGN532

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