Course Info

DSC 465: Data Visualization

An introduction to data visualization techniques to enhance the exploration and analysis of large data sets from a wide range of fields including commercial, financial, medical, scientific and engineering applications. Topics include visual encoding of numeric data, graphical integrity and effective visualization design, visualizing distributions and correlation, false-color techniques for feature extraction and enhancement, basic network visualization and graph layout, isosurface generation, geospatial visualization and volumetric rendering techniques. The course explores both existing visualization software packages and code interfaces for data visualization.

(IT 403 or MAT 453) and (CSC 401 or IT 411 or IS 411 or MAT 449) are prerequisites for this class.

Winter 2024-2025

Section: 801
Class number: 22941
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01216 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus

Fall 2024-2025

Section: 701
Class number: 14622
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01005 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus
Section: 710
Class number: 14623
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus

Spring 2023-2024

Section: 901
Class number: 32934
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01216 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus
Section: 920
Class number: 35343
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Winter 2023-2024

Section: 801
Class number: 22950
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01216 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus
Section: 820
Class number: 25195
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Fall 2023-2024

Section: 701
Class number: 12932
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01005 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 702
Class number: 17106
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01511 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus
Section: 710
Class number: 12933
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 711
Class number: 17107
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Jodi Hill | View syllabus

Spring 2022-2023

Section: 901
Class number: 40069
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00224 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 910
Class number: 40084
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Winter 2022-2023


Section 801

Class number 28894

Meeting dates: 1/2/2023 - 3/19/2023
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00202 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Meeting dates: 1/2/2023 - 3/19/2023
Meeting time: -
Location: OLASY NCH00 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus


Section: 810
Class number: 29044
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Fall 2022-2023

Section: 701
Class number: 18565
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01005 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 710
Class number: 18566
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Spring 2021-2022

Section: 901
Class number: 37502
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00200 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 920
Class number: 37519
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Winter 2021-2022

Section: 801
Class number: 28582
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 820
Class number: 28752
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
CLOSED

Fall 2021-2022

Section: 701
Class number: 4151
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01005 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 710
Class number: 4152
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 720
Class number: 4615
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Summer 10 week 2020-2021

Section: 220
Class number: 41313
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Terriell Scrimager

Spring 2020-2021

Section: 901
Class number: 30727
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
Instructor: Terriell Scrimager
Section: 910
Class number: 30747
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)
Instructor: Terriell Scrimager

Winter 2020-2021

Section: 801
Class number: 28518
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
Instructor: Terriell Scrimager
Section: 820
Class number: 28745
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus

Fall 2020-2021

Section: 701
Class number: 10426
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 710
Class number: 10427
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync-Classroom link
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus
Section: 720
Class number: 16276
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Eli Brown | View syllabus