#dataviz #data journalism

This course is designed to provide students with skills including critical thinking for designing, evaluating and appreciating visual narratives. The history and current state of information design will be explored along with hands-on application of tools and visual frameworks. Class time will include lectures, exercises, discussion and critical analysis. Students will apply the skills learned in class to a final project on a topic of interest to them.

At the completion of this course, the students will:

– Think critically about information design problems and have a framework for defining, assessing, and solving them

– Develop confidence with the vocabulary of information design and the appropriate application of the visual models

– Be familiar with best-in-class examples of information design

– Understand the power of information design as a tool of communication and persuasion