Information Visualization

Yuri Engelhardt, School of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam

email: engelhardt[at]uva.nl

Homepage of author: http://www.yuriweb.com/

Homepage of course: http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/new-media-ma-amsterdam/course-description-information-visualization/ 

Title of course: Information Visualization

Aimed at what category of students: Students of New Media

Objectives of the course:

After completion of this course the student a) has knowledge of the various possibilities and methods of presenting information visually (through static or interactive graphics), b) is able to critically reflect on various aspects of the graphical presentation of information, and c) is able to comment critically on problems and challenges in the young field of “Information Visualization”.

List topics of course:

• Possibilities of interactive information graphics
• Visual interaction techniques
• Types of visualizations
• Cognitive aspects of information visualization
• Cultural critique of information visualization
• Visual literacy
• Basic concepts concerning the visual presentation of information
• Manipulation through graphics
• Uses of graphic space and visual grammar
• Visualizing the web
• (future) application areas of visualization
• Possible developments, problems and challenges in information