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Data Visualization and Visual Analytics (Elective)

Niveau

master’s degree program

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
• can describe data visualization and visual communication
• can independently develop visualizations and use them for communication purposes
• can work with various visualization tools and visualization libraries to present data and analytical results in a meaningful way

Prerequisites for the course

No prerequisites

Course content

- Visually oriented analytics tools, e.g., BI tools such as MS Power BI, Tableau, QlikView
- Visualization libraries, e.g., matplotlib.pyplot, ggplot2
- Principles of visual communication, e.g., Hichert SUCCESS

Recommended specialist literature

- Wilke, C. O. (2019): Fundamentals of Data Visualization: A Primer on Making Informative and Compelling Figures, O'Reilly
- Knaflic, C. N.; Kauschke, M. (2017): Storytelling mit Daten: Die Grundlagen der effektiven Kommunikation und Visualisierung mit Daten, Vahlen

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam or seminar thesis

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

4

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

The following methods are employed:

- Lecture with discussion
- Interactive workshop
- Case studies

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

3

Type of course/module

Type of course