This course is part of the Information Visualization Specialization

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Information Visualization SpecializationNew York University

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This module aims at introducing fundamental concepts of visual perception applied to information visualization. These concepts help the student ideate and evaluate visualization designs in terms of how well they leverage the capabilities of the human perceptual machinery.

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Course 2 of 4 in the

Information Visualization Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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Enrico Bertini

Associate Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

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Cristian Felix

PhD. Candidate

Computer Science and Engineering

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Course 2 of 4 in the

Information Visualization Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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New York University

New York University is a leading global institution for scholarship, teaching, and research. Based in New York City with campuses and sites in 14 additional major cities across the world, NYU embraces diversity among faculty, staff and students to ensure the highest caliber, most inclusive educational experience.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Applied Perception for Information Visualization

2 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 95 min)

14 videos

Introduction to Specialization Video6m

Introduction to the Course Video1m

What is “Applied Perception”? Why Study It?9m

Human Visual Processing System9m

Saccadic Eye Movement5m

Role of Attention In Visual Perception8m

Visual Queries10m

What We Can Easily See7m

Recapitulation of Key Concepts7m

Mapping Between Data Properties6m

Expressiveness of Visual Channel8m

Example 1 of How to Express Quantity With Different Channels3m

Example 2 of How to Express the Idea of Order With Different Channels5m

Example 3 of How to Express Categories With Different Channels4m

1 practice exercise

Week 140m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Effectiveness of Visual Channels

3 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 91 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

15 videos

Effectiveness of Visual Channels9m

Experiments in "Graphical Perception"6m

Implications for Design (Accuracy)7m

Discriminability5m

Implications for Design (Discriminability)8m

Salience (Pop-out)6m

Non Preattentive Features7m

Implications for Design (Salience)4m

Separability4m

Implications for Design (Separability)7m

Grouping: Similarity and Proximity6m

Grouping: Connection and Enclosure5m

Hierarchy Within Grouping Techniques3m

Grouping: Closure and Continuity3m

Recapitulation4m

1 reading

Graphical Perception (Optional)45m

1 practice exercise

Week 245m

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Color Perception and Color Spaces

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 73 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

Visualizing data with color7m

Few Examples: Misusing Color in Visualization5m

Color Perception15m

Color Specification4m

Color Space: RGB7m

Color Space: HSV / HSL6m

Color Space: CIE Lab/ Luv Part 14m

Color Space: CIE Lab/ Luv Part 27m

Color Space: CIE Lch/ HCL9m

Quick Summary4m

3 readings

Subtleties of Color, Part 120m

How The Rainbow Color Map Misleads20m

How NOT to Lie with Visualization20m

1 practice exercise

Week 330m

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Using Color in Visualization

4 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 117 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

14 videos

Using Color in Visualization6m

Quantitative Color Scales5m

Multi-hue Sequential Scales6m

Categorical Color Scales Part 17m

Categorical Color Scales Part 27m

Diverging Color Scales7m

Using Color to Highlight & Emphasize6m

Perceptual Issues With Color12m

Effect of Size4m

Contrast Effects4m

Luminance for Contrast3m

Background and Perception5m

Color Tools11m

Interview with Bernice Rogowitz27m

1 reading

Subtleties of Color, Parts 2-510m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INFORMATION VISUALIZATION: APPLIED PERCEPTION

by RBMar 26, 2019

Excellent course for someone who is getting into data visualisation or business intelligence tools. Very well curated for the best of learning experience. Thanks a lot to Enrico Bertini and others!

by VSJul 11, 2019

This is a great continuation to the specialization, it seems to drag along longer though and maintaining interest is a little bit difficult sometimes. The PEER reviews are also a pain to complete.

by ATOct 17, 2018

I liked the approach of this course through human perception in Information Visualization and how they illustrate the subjects with everyday examples.

by DGMay 19, 2020

I never thought, there would be so much to learn about color research & the way we perceive it. Excellent course, thanks to the team!

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About the Information Visualization Specialization

This specialization provides learners with the necessary knowledge and practical skills to develop a strong foundation in information visualization and to design and develop advanced applications for visual data analysis.

The specialization is characterized by two main complementary features: (1) providing a strong understanding of visual perception and the theory of visual encoding to design and evaluate innovative visualization methods; (2) providing the necessary skills to develop advanced web-based applications for visual data analysis. The specialization is organized around four courses that cover fundamentals, applied perception, advanced visualization method and interactive visualization. The specialization is meant to prepare students to work on complex data science projects that require the development of interactive visual interfaces for data analysis. The courses can also be taken individually to improve relevant skills in visualization. For instance, the course on applied perception provides unique skills to evaluate and design innovative visualization in all sorts of scenarios.

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