CS 486 • Fall 2010

Schedule

We will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:40pm to 4:25pm in room 535 of the Harney Science Center. Please keep in mind that this schedule is tentative, and may change at any time.

Topics Notes
Week 01
8/24 & 8/25
Introduction to Visualization, Visualization Examples, Perception  
Week 02
8/31 & 9/02
Introduction to Processing, Processing Demos, Visualization Design Process Written Homework 1 Due 2:40pm Thursday 9/2
Week 03
9/07 & 9/09
Basic Chart Types, Multivariate Data Paper Evaluations Due Every Sunday!
Week 04
9/14 & 9/16
Data & String Parsing, Interactivity, Focus + Context Processing Lab 1 Due 11:59pm Tuesday 9/14
Week 05
9/21 & 9/23
Geospatial Data Processing Lab 2 Due 11:59pm Friday 9/24
Week 06
9/28 & 9/30
Geospatial Data, Time Series/Temporal Data  
Week 07
10/05 & 10/07
Text Visualization, Project Overview & Data Source Recap Processing Lab 3 Due 11:59pm Sunday 10/10
Week 08
10/14
Design Dimensionality
No Class Tuesday 10/12
Processing Lab 4 Due 11:59pm Sunday 10/17
Week 09
10/19 & 10/21
Design Principles and Redesign Data Set Selection Due 11:59pm Sunday 10/24
Week 10
10/26 & 10/28
Hierarchical Data, Networks & Graphs Homework 2 Due 11:59pm Tuesday 11/02
Week 11
11/02 & 11/04
Networks & Graphs, Data Visualization Documentary  
Week 12
11/09 & 11/11
Art & Visualization, Evaluation Visualization Method Due 11:59pm Tuesday 11/09
Week 13
11/16 & 11/18
Visualization Prototype Presentations  
Week 14
11/23
Presentation Guidelines
No Class Thursday 11/25
 
Week 15
11/30 & 12/02
Project Presentations  
Week 16
12/07
Project Presentations CS Night Posters Due Wednesday 12/08

There will be no final exam for this course—instead, students will be required to complete a final project. Final project reports and code are due by 11:59pm on Tuesday 12/14/2010.