CS5944
Data and Information Visualisation
2023-2024
15
7
SCQF level 11
Both
Academic year(s): 2023-2024
SCOTCAT credits : 15
ECTS credits : 7
Level : SCQF level 11
Semester: Both
Availability restrictions: Available only to students studying the PG Cert/PG Dip/MSc in Data Science (Digital)
This module provides an introduction to information visualisation. It focuses on the question of how to utilise visual representations to make information accessible for exploration and analysis. The module covers basic principles of visualisation design and interaction principles. It introduces a range of visualisation techniques and tools, and discusses how these can be effectively applied in various scenarios for communication, exploration and analysis, and how to evaluate information visualisations in different contexts. Skills in designing, developing, and evaluating information visualisations are reinforced through practical assignments.
Weekly contact: Students should expect to engage in approximately six tutorials over the course of the module, which will be scheduled with an awareness of the pace at which they are progressing, rather than at a fixed time each week. Students should consider the amount of independent study time this module involves when planning their learning.
Scheduled learning hours: 6
Guided independent study hours: 148
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 0%
Re-assessment: Coursework = 100%
Module coordinator: Professor T W Kelsey
Module teaching staff: Dr Areti Manataki