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Advanced Visualization Design, 6 ECTS credits.
/Avancerad visualiseringsdesign/
For:
DES
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Prel. scheduled
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Rec. self-study hours: 160
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Design
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The main objective is for students to develop proficiency with contemporary user-experience concepts and approaches in information visualization and information design, and advancing technical capabilities and understanding.
The aim is to reach a relational level of understanding, where students integrate aspects of user experience, communicative intentions and technical feasibility into
- establishing the foundation for a design repertoire of advanced visualizations, and
- developing craft skills in innovative concept design for advanced visualizations.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Three years of completed university studies. Admission to masterâ?Ts programme in Design Knowledge in graphic design and information design.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
The course is based on design tasks executed individually or in teams in a studio setting. The design tasks start from rather open briefs; they entail iterative processes of research, ideation, concept development, assessment, and problem framing. Each task is presented and assessed in a structured crit session.
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Course contents:
Topics include interactive visualization, data design, interactive infographics, visual storytelling, big data visualization, as well as tools and technology related to these in producing design artifacts.
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Course literature:
Books, articles and conference papers provided by staff
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Examination: |
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Design assignment (U,3,4,5)
Critique assignment (U,3,4,5)
Hand-in assignment (U,3,4,5)
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4 ECTS
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
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The final grade is computed from the assignment grades, weighted according to their hp sizes.
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Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Camilla Forsell
Examiner: Jonas Löwgren
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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