Information Visualization [17:610:554] Fall 2003 Instructor Anselm Spoerri - aspoerri@scils.rutgers.edu Lectures Monday Noon - 2:40pm Location SCILS - Room 119 Office Hours Mondays 3pm-5pm Room CIL-311 (schedule meeting)
Description This course provides a thorough introduction to the emerging field of Information Visualization. The goal of Information Visualization is to use human perceptual capabilities to gain insights into large and abstract data sets that are difficult to extract using standard query languages. Specific abstract data sets that will be studied are: symbolic, tabular, networked, hierarchical, or textual information. The course objectives are:  • Provide a sound foundation in human visual perception and how it relates to creating effective information visualizations.  • Understand the key design principles for creating information visualizations.  • Study the major existing techniques and systems in information visualization.  • Evaluate information visualizations tools.  • Design new, innovative visualizations. The course will conducted as a graduate seminar with much discussion of assigned readings, as well as viewing of videos and hands-on experience of information visualization tools.