IN4MATX 143: Information Visualization Class Schedule, Lecture, & Assignments Page Rev 4/02/08
Class Home Academic Honesty →Schedule, Lecture, & Assignments Links & Resources	Week 1 – Introduction – 4/1/08 Syllabus and Example Homework Week 1 – Student Examples – 4/3/08 Assignment 1 discussed in class. See “checkmate” for assignment description and example above. Week 2 – Tufte Principles – 4/8/08 pp. 122-140 from Tufte, Beautiful Evidence, on reserve in the Science Library. Chapter Title: The Fundamental Principles of Analytical Design Class Slides on Tufte Week 2 – Examples Based on Tufte Principles – 4/10/08 Weekly Example 2 due, see Checkmate. Week 3 –Nielsen Heuristics & Project 1 Explained – 4/15/08 Nielsen’s Heuristic Evaluation Class Slides on Nielsen Project Assignment 1 Discussed, Due Week 4 Thursday (4/24) Week 3 – Examples Based on Nielsen Heuristics – 4/17/08 Weekly Example 3 due, see Checkmate. Week 4 – Symbols, Signs, and Visualizations – 4/22/08 Slides based on Carl G. Jung, ed. Man and His Symbols, Ch 1. Week 4 – Thursday Class Cancelled – 4/26/08 (Discussion of Project Assignment 1 postponed to Week 5) Week 5 – Cognitive Dimensions Framework – 4/29/08 Discussion of Project Assignment 1 Class Slides on Green’s Cognitive Dimensions Framework Pointers for further reading: Wiki; 1996 Notes by Green; and a fun paper. Week 5 – Examples Based either on Green or Jung Weekly Example 4 due, see Checkmate. Week 6 – Cognitive Walkthrough – 5/7/08 Slides about the Cognitive Walkthrough Project Assignment 2 Discussed, Due Week 7 Thursday (5/15) Week 5 – Thursday Class Canceled – No examples due Week 6 – Many Eyes Website – 5/13 Information for Project Assignment 3 Discussed Week 6 – Results of Assignment 2 Discussed – 5/15 Week 7 – “How to Lie with Statistics” – 5/20 Week 8 – Examples on Biased Presentations Discussed – 5/22