Fundamentals of Data Visualization

This session occurs at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus and is part of the Digital Scholarship @UTSC Series.

Data Visualization has become increasingly important for research, providing new channels for data analysis and communication about data. This workshop provides a foundational perspective for data visualization by providing participants with an overview of five types of visual analysis: profiling, geospatial, temporal, topical and network analysis. In this two-hour workshop, participants enrolled in this course will achieve basic familiarity with each analysis type and their suitability for research questions through in-class discussion of visualization examples. As visualization examples are discussed, the instructors build towards an understanding of the types of visualizations used in micro, meso, and macro analysis and invite discussion on the implications of authors’ choices vis a vis pre-attentive visual properties. Participants will then explore a sample data set using Google Data Studio.

To receive GPS accreditation, participants can complete a short-answer questionnaire with a link to their visualization.

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Audience

Graduate Students (Undergraduate students) with limited prior experience with visualizations

Additional instructions

If you are affiliated with the St. George or UTM campus please complete the lab visitor access request webform prior to the session so that you will be able to use the computers in the lab. Alternatively, you may wish to bring your own computer.

Directions

University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Instruction Lab, Room AC286A

Visiting UTSC for the first time? The Library is located in the AC building. A campus map and information on public transportation and visitor parking can be found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/home/visiting-utsc.