Schedule

Week 01 (Mon, Sep 3 – Fri, Sep 7): What is Visualization

Class Meetings

• Mon, Sep 3 – No Class
• Wed, Sep 5 – Lecture:Intro
• Fri, Sep 7 – ICE:Two Numbers, Vis Process

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 1 – What is Visualization (due Mon, Sep 3 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 01: 1: Welcome (due Tue, Sep 4)
• Online Discussion 01: What is Visualization? (first post due Wed, Sep 5)
• Seek and Find 01: Bring me a visualization! (due Fri, Sep 7)

Week 02 (Mon, Sep 10 – Fri, Sep 14): Why Visualize

Class Meetings

• Mon, Sep 10 – Lecture:WhyVis
• Wed, Sep 12 – ICE: Critiques
• Fri, Sep 14 – OPT:MeetAndGreet

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 2 – Why Visualize (due Mon, Sep 10 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 02: 2: Why Visualize (due Tue, Sep 11)
• Online Discussion 02: Why Visualize? (first post due Wed, Sep 12)
• Seek and Find 02: Why Vis That? (due Fri, Sep 14)

Week 03 (Mon, Sep 17 – Fri, Sep 21): Abstraction

Class Meetings

• Mon, Sep 17 – Lecture:Abstractions
• Wed, Sep 19 – ICE: Data and Task
• Fri, Sep 21 – OPT:DC1Data

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 3 – Abstractions (due Mon, Sep 17 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 03: 3: Abstractions (due Tue, Sep 18)
• Online Discussion 03: Abstraction (first post due Wed, Sep 19)
• Seek and Find 03: Abstractions (due Fri, Sep 21)
• Design Challenge: DC1:Data (due Fri, Sep 21)

Week 04 (Mon, Sep 24 – Fri, Sep 28): Encodings

Class Meetings

• Mon, Sep 24 – Lecture:Encodings
• Wed, Sep 26 – ICE: Standard Designs
• Fri, Sep 28 – OPT:TableauAndTools

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 4 – Encodings (due Mon, Sep 24 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 04: 4: Encodings (due Tue, Sep 25)
• Online Discussion 04: Encodings (first post due Wed, Sep 26)
• Seek and Find 04: Name that Encoding! (and change it) (due Fri, Sep 28)
• Design Challenge: DC1:Sketches (due Fri, Sep 28)

Week 05 (Mon, Oct 1 – Fri, Oct 5): Implementation

Class Meetings

• Mon, Oct 1 – Lecture:Implementation
• Wed, Oct 3 – ICE: Dear Data
• Fri, Oct 5 – No Class

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 5 – Implementation (due Mon, Oct 1 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 05: 5: Implementation (due Tue, Oct 2)
• Online Discussion 05: Implementation (first post due Wed, Oct 3)
• Seek and Find 05: How did they do That? (due Fri, Oct 5)
• Design Challenge: DC1:Drafts (due Fri, Oct 5)

Week 06 (Mon, Oct 8 – Fri, Oct 12): Evaluation

Class Meetings

• Mon, Oct 8 – Lecture:Evaluation
• Wed, Oct 10 – ICE:DC2 and Arrivals
• Fri, Oct 12 – No Class

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 6 – Evaluation (due Mon, Oct 8 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 06: 6: Evaluation (due Tue, Oct 9)
• Online Discussion 06: Evaluation (first post due Wed, Oct 10)
• Seek and Find 06: Critique (due Fri, Oct 12)
• Design Challenge: DC1:Final (due Fri, Oct 12)

Week 07 (Mon, Oct 15 – Fri, Oct 19): Perception and Design

Class Meetings

• Mon, Oct 15 – Lecture:Perception and Design
• Wed, Oct 17 – ICE:Design School
• Fri, Oct 19 – OPT:D3 Tutorial

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 7 – Perception and Design (due Mon, Oct 15 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 07: 7: Perception and Design (due Tue, Oct 16)
• Online Discussion 07: Perception (first post due Wed, Oct 17)
• Seek and Find 07: Design Critique (due Fri, Oct 19)
• Design Challenge: DC2:Analysis&Critique (due Fri, Oct 19)

Week 08 (Mon, Oct 22 – Fri, Oct 26): Color and Graphical Perception

Class Meetings

• Mon, Oct 22 – Lecture:Color and Experiments
• Wed, Oct 24 – Lecture:Color Practice and DC1 critique
• Fri, Oct 26 – No Class

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 8 – Color and Graphical Perception (due Mon, Oct 22 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 08: 8: Color and Graphical Perception (due Tue, Oct 23)
• Online Discussion 08: Color (first post due Wed, Oct 24)
• Seek and Find 08: Something Colorful (due Fri, Oct 26)
• Design Challenge: DC2:Sketch&Plan (due Fri, Oct 26)

Week 09 (Mon, Oct 29 – Fri, Nov 2): Interaction

Class Meetings

• Mon, Oct 29 – No Class
• Wed, Oct 31 – Lecture:Interaction
• Fri, Nov 2 – ICE:Glyph Design (Paris Apartments)

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 9 – Interaction (due Mon, Oct 29 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 09: 9: Interaction (due Tue, Oct 30)
• Online Discussion 09: Interaction (first post due Wed, Oct 31)
• Seek and Find 09: Something Interactive (due Fri, Nov 2)
• Design Challenge: DC2:Checkin (due Fri, Nov 2)

Week 10 (Mon, Nov 5 – Fri, Nov 9): Scale

Class Meetings

• Mon, Nov 5 – Lecture:Too Much Stuff
• Wed, Nov 7 – Lecture:Too Much Stuff
• Fri, Nov 9 – No Class

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 10 – Dealing with Scale (due Mon, Nov 5 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 10: 10: Dealing with Scale (due Tue, Nov 6)
• Online Discussion 10: Scale (first post due Wed, Nov 7)
• Seek and Find 10: Too Much Stuff (due Fri, Nov 9)
• Design Challenge: DC2:Final (due Fri, Nov 9)

Week 11 (Mon, Nov 12 – Fri, Nov 16): High-Dimensional Data

Class Meetings

• Mon, Nov 12 – Lecture:High-Dimensions
• Wed, Nov 14 – Lecture:Dimensionality Reduction
• Fri, Nov 16 – OPT:DC2 Demos

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 11 – Uncertainty and Modeling (due Mon, Nov 12 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 11: 11: Uncertainty and Modeling (due Tue, Nov 13)
• Online Discussion 11: Uncertainty (first post due Wed, Nov 14)
• Seek and Find 11: Something Uncertain (due Fri, Nov 16)
• Design Challenge: DC3:Plans&Tasks (due Fri, Nov 16)

Week 12 (Mon, Nov 19 – Fri, Nov 23): 3D

Class Meetings

• Mon, Nov 19 – Lecture:3D
• Wed, Nov 21 – OPT:3D and Computer Graphics
• Fri, Nov 23 – No Class:Thanksgiving

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 12 – 3D (due Mon, Nov 19 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 12: 12: 3D (due Tue, Nov 20)
• Online Discussion 12: 3D (first post due Wed, Nov 21)
• Seek and Find 12: Something 3D (due Fri, Nov 23)

Week 13 (Mon, Nov 26 – Fri, Nov 30): Graphs

Class Meetings

• Mon, Nov 26 – Lecture/ICE:Graphs/RouteMaps
• Wed, Nov 28 – Lecture/ICE:Graph Layout
• Fri, Nov 30 – OPT:DC3 Discussion

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 13 – Graphs (due Mon, Nov 26 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 13: 13: Graphs (due Tue, Nov 27)
• Online Discussion 13: Graphs (first post due Wed, Nov 28)
• Seek and Find 13: A Graph (due Fri, Nov 30)
• Design Challenge: DC3:Designs (due Fri, Nov 30)

Week 14 (Mon, Dec 3 – Fri, Dec 7): Presentations and Animation

Class Meetings

• Mon, Dec 3 – Lecture:Uncertainty and Modeling
• Wed, Dec 5 – Lecture:Presentation and Anaimation
• Fri, Dec 7 – OPT:TBD

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 14 – Presentations and Animation (due Mon, Dec 3 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 14: 14: (due Tue, Dec 4)
• Online Discussion 14: Presentations (first post due Wed, Dec 5)
• Seek and Find 14: Something Animated (due Fri, Dec 7)
• Design Challenge: DC3:Drafts (due Fri, Dec 7)

Week 15 (Mon, Dec 10 – Fri, Dec 14): SciVis and Visualization Research

Class Meetings

• Mon, Dec 10 – Lecture:SciVis
• Wed, Dec 12 – Lecture:Summary
• Fri, Dec 14 – No Class: Semester Over

Week Deadlines

• Reading: Week 15 – SciVis and Research (due Mon, Dec 10 – preferably before class)
• Quiz 15: 15: (due Tue, Dec 11)
• Online Discussion 15: Vis Research (first post due Wed, Dec 12)
• Seek and Find 15: Pick Something (due Fri, Dec 14)
• Design Challenge: DC3:Final (due Fri, Dec 14)