Visualisation de l'information et présentation multimodale

Teacher(s)

Kieffer Suzanne;

Language

French

Main themes

·         Visual perception
·         Representation (encoding of values, of relations)
·         Presentation (visualization techniques) and interaction
·         Design principles (Gestalt, Bertin, color theory)
·         Dashboards and visual analytics

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1.	Describe data visualizations in terms of data type, data representation, presentation and interaction technique, and user task ;
2.	Explain the different stages involved in the development of interactive visualizations by illustrating each step through its typical results (e.g. deliverables) ;
3.	Apply Information Visualization principles and techniques to design and develop an interactive visualization of a large data set ;
4.	Evaluate a visualization using criteria and propose improvements.

Content

Visual perception
Processing, representation and presentation of data
Interaction with data
Design principles
Trends: dashboards and visual analytics

Teaching methods

The pedagogical approach is blended teaching, which alternates face-to-face classroom teaching with online distance learning via Microsoft Teams. Teaching methods include flipped classroom and project-based learning:

• Flipped classroom: students study or complete an assignment at home and then meet with teachers and peers in a classroom to ask questions, get extra help or work in groups;
• Project-based learning: students develop a project by combining online learning (e.g. watching tutorials or completing assignments) and face-to-face meetings.

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment without examination in June in three modes: knowledge tests (40% of final grade), asynchronous individual work (40% of final grade), and group work in session (20% of final grade). In September, custom-made individual assignment to be handed in on the first day of the session.

Other information

All relevant information regarding these modalities and the progress of the activities (calendar, detailed instructions, evaluation criteria, etc.) are presented during the first course and are available on Moodle.
Some resources (e.g. bibliographic resources, slides, explanatory videos) are in English.

Online resources

Moodle (asynchronous): course slides, bibliographic resources, calendar, models and rubrics, H5P exercises, tests, assignments, workshops with peer assessment, group choice, Q&A forum
Microsoft Teams (live): calendar, meetings, documents, discussion, lecture notes
Web links: how-to videos, websites, online software
Tableau software (https://www.tableau.com/) : online tutorials, academic license with UCLouvain email address.

Bibliography

Bateman, S., Mandryk, R. L., Gutwin, C., Genest, A., McDine, D., & Brooks, C. (2010, April). Useful junk?: the effects of visual embellishment on comprehension and memorability of charts. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 2573-2582). ACM.
Bertin, J. (1983). Semiology of graphics; diagrams networks maps (No. 04; QA90, B7.).
Cairo, A. (2015). Graphics lies, misleading visuals. In New Challenges for Data Design (pp. 103-116). Springer, London.
Heer, J., Bostock, M., & Ogievetsky, V. (2010). A tour through the visualization zoo. Commun. Acm, 53(6), 59-67.
Fox, W. Statistiques sociales. Traduction et adaptation de la troisième édition américaine par Louis Imbeau, De Boeck, 1999.
Spence, R. Information Visualization: Design for Interaction. 2007.
Tufte, E. The visual display of quantitative information, 2nd edition. Graphics Press. 2001.
Ware, C. Information Visualization, 3rd Edition, Perception for Design. Morgan Kaufmann. 2012.

Faculty or entity

COMU