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Course Info for EDUC - 206 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2869 Title: Data Visualization for All Department: Educational Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 19 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM, LIB - B02 Instructor(s): Dougherty, Jack
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Numerical & Symbolic Reasoning Requirement
Course Description:
How can charts and maps tell meaningful stories? How can they mislead us from the truth? In this introductory hands-on course, we will create data visualizations in order to better understand design principles and develop a critical analysis of the field. Students will learn skills in both quantitative reasoning and digital storytelling as we advance from beginner tools to editing code templates. For the community learning component, our class will build interactive charts and maps on a public policy issue with a Hartford-area partner organization. No coding experience is necessary, but curiosity is required.