| Instructor: | Dr. Orland Hoeber | Web: | http://www.cs.mun.ca/~hoeber/ |
| Lectures: | M/W 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Email: | hoeber@cs.mun.ca |
| Room: | EN-2022 | Phone: | 709-737-3222 |
| Office Hours: | M/W 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (other times by appointment only) |
Office: | ER-6037 |
Information Visualization focuses on the design, development, and study of interactive visualization techniques for the analysis, comprehension, exploration, and explanation of large collections of abstract information. Topics to be covered include fundamental information visualization techniques, features of human vision and visual attention, evaluation methods for information visualization systems, and a survey of the latest research contributions to the field of information visualization.
Ware, C., Information Visualization: Perception for Design, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2004.
Kerren, A., Stasko, J., Fekete, J., North, C. (Eds.), Information Visualization: Human-Centered Issues and Perspectives, Springer, 2008.
The final grade in the course will be determined as follows:
| Assignments (4): | 2 x 5%; 2 x 10% | 30% |
| Presentation/Demo: | Oct 20/Dec 1 | 20% |
| Exam: | Oct 22 | 20% |
| Project/Paper: | Dec 15 | 30% |
| Total: | 100% |
Lectures, three hours per week (M/W 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM; Location TBA). Due to Dr. Hoeber’s conference travel schedule, five lectures must be re-scheduled. These are denoted by an (!) in the syllabus. The make-up lectures have been moved to various Fridays in the same timeslot and room location as the regular lectures, denoted with an (*) in the syllabus.
All lecture notes, assignments, and project details will be posted on Desire2Learn.
The course syllabus contains the course schedule, topics, and other details about the course.
The reading list contains additional readings for the course.
All assignments and project submissions are due prior to the beginning of the class on the specified dates. Late submissions will not be accepted. All work is to be submitted via Desire2Learn.
Please familiarize yourself with the Undergraduate Academic Regulations, as provided in the 2010/2011 University Calendar. Of particular importance are the following:
September 15, 2010
September 22, 2010
September 29, 2010
October 13, 2010
October 20, 2010
October 22, 2010
December 1, 2010
December 15, 2010
