Project 2 Project Ideas

April 11, 2012

Hopefully, today was helpful in helping you refine your project ideas, and in either finding someone to work with or deciding to go at it alone. Please send us (Michael C and I) email as you start to form project ideas, if you want project ideas suggestions, if you pick a partner, … We are […]

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Project 2 Announced! (1st deadlines soon!)

April 6, 2012

Project 2 has been posted here It’s basically project 1 all over again. But the first deadline is different. And its due pretty much right after break (note: a lot of other things are due this week as well). On Tuesday, April 10th (any time, so we have it before Wednesday), you must send an […]

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Project 2

April 6, 2012

Request for comments and ideas – IMMEDIATELY April 10 – Phase 0 – Initial Email April 13 – Phase 1 – Proposal April 20 – Phase 2 – Revised Proposal April 27 – Phase 3 – Progress Update May 4 – Phase 4 – Handin Plan May 11* – Phase 5 – Final Handin Note: […]

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The Week in Vis (post-Break edition): Week 11 (april 9-13)

April 1, 2012

After the run-up to the project and Spring break, it’s time to start again with another project. We have some loose ends to tie up from the first project (pay attention to assignments due this week!), and we’ll look ahead to Project 2! The details for project 2 have not been posted yet (to be […]

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Project 1 Wrap Up

March 30, 2012

These are additional parts to Project 1. They have their own deadlines, and they are mainly to help set up for project 2. Project Summary: Each person (that means there will be multiple postings from groups) must post to the Piazza page with the following: A one paragraph description of the project and the outcomes. […]

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Some last minute Project 1 Details

March 30, 2012

We never gave much feedback on the hand-in plan, so there might be some confusion. But… Trying to clarify what came up: The deadline is today (Friday, March 30th). Anytime. If its Saturday, its not Friday. The extended deadline is “until Monday, April 9th.” That means if it is Monday, it’s late. So you need […]

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Reading 17: Sequence Visualization

March 30, 2012

For Monday, April 9th As a “review” of all (well, many) of the concepts that we covered in the first part of the class, we’ll consider some case studies of a specific application: genetic sequence alignment visualization. These papers are nice because they apply a lot of the concepts to an important problem. The readings […]

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Assignment 6: The “Mid-Term Essay”

March 30, 2012

I think that the sequence visualization papers (from reading 17) are a great way to review the concepts from the early part of the class. So great, that I want everyone to use them to reflect on what we’ve learned through the lectures. Write 1-2 pages explaining how the concepts that you’ve learned in the […]

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The Week in Vis: Week 10 (March 26-30)

March 21, 2012

Hard to believe we’ve almost made it to Spring Break. I am guessing that most people in class will be focused on their projects. I will be busy with my own (the InfoVis conference deadline is March 31st). In terms of projects: remember that your initial hand-in plan is due before Monday, March 26th. The […]

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Reading 16: Interaction

March 21, 2012

For class Monday, March 26th we’ll talk about interaction. The readings are: “Interaction Principles” – Chapter 4 of Munzner’s book. (chapter here, or you know where to find the whole book). Interactive Dynamics for Visual Analysis – by Heer and Shneiderman. (online version here) These are both more surveys – “zoos” of techniques, many of […]

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