Syllabus
CS 486 Special Topics: Information Visualization
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:40pm – 4:20pm
Harney Science Center, Room 535
Website: http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~sjengle/courses/fall2010/cs486/
Mailing List: https://cs.usfca.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs486iv
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Instructor
Sophie Engle
sjengle@usfca.edu • http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~sjengle/
Office Hours:
Harney Science Center • Room 140B
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00pm–2:30pm (and by appointment)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand how to design and evaluate visualizations
- Gain familiarity with existing information visualization techniques
- Gain experience manipulating abstract data sets
- Rapidly prototype visualizations in Processing
Grading
The final grade will depend on a mix of programming labs, written homework, a final project and presentation, and participation. The specific breakdown is as follows:
20% Written Homework
30% Programming Labs
35% Final Project
15% Participation
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Late Policy
***All deadlines are firm except in case of verifiable medical emergency.***
Students are responsible for meeting all homework and project deadlines. Extensions will not be granted and late homework will not be accepted except in case of verifiable medical emergency.
Academic Honesty
Simply put, do not cheat and do not plagiarize or copy (from other students or from the web). All work in this class is to be completed individually—not in groups. I expect all students to adhere to the academic honesty policies at USF. More information is available at http://www.usfca.edu/fogcutter/studentconduct/.
Students caught violating the academic honesty policy will face severe penalty. A first offense will result in a 0 on an assignment or exam, and a report to the Dean's office. Repeat offenses may result in an F for the course.
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