VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN

(Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University ,Chennai)

Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode – 637 205
Programme B.E. Programme Code 107 Regulation 2019
Department Computer Science & Technology Semester VIII
Periods Per Week Credit Maximum Marks
Course Code Course Name L T P C CA ESE Total
U19CTE19 Data Visualization 3 0 0 3 50 50 100

The student should be made to

Course ● Ability to learn about different Visualization Techniques.
● Ability to study the Interaction techniques in information visualization fields.
Objective
● Ability to understand Various abstraction mechanisms.
● Ability to create interactive visual interfaces.
Knowledge
At the end of the course, the student should be able to,
Level
CO1: Use python libraries for data visualization. K2
Course
CO2: Conduct exploratory data analysis using Python. K3
Outcome CO3: Interpret results of exploratory data analysis. K2
CO4: Learn and understand the data visualization graphics and K3
animating concepts.
CO5: Paraphrase the results for documentation. K4
Pre-requisites -
CO / PO Mapping CO/PSO
(3/2/1 indicates strength of correlation) 3-Strong, 2 – Medium, 1 - Weak Mapping
Programme Outcomes (POs) PSOs
COs PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PSO PSO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2
CO1
1 3 3 2 - -
CO2 1 3 3 2 1 2
CO3 2 - - - 2 -
CO4 3 4 1 2
CO5 1 2 3 1
Course Assessment Methods Direct

Direct
1.Continuous Assessment Test I, II & III
2.Assignment.
3.End-Semester examinations
Indirect
1.Course - end survey
Content of the syllabus
Unit – I FOUNDATIONS FOR DATA Periods 9
VISUALIZATION
Introduction to Visualization- Visualization stages- Experimental Semiotics based on Perception-
GibsonAffordance theory- A Model of Perceptual Processing- Costs and Benefits of Visualization- Types of
Data.

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 Unit - II COMPUTER VISUALIZATION Periods 9
Non-Computer Visualization- Computer Visualization: Exploring Complex Information Spaces- Fisheye
Views – Applications-Non Linear Magnification- Comparing Visualization of Information Spaces-
Abstraction in computer Graphic-Abstraction in user interfaces-Comprehensible Fisheye views – Fisheye
views for 3D data.
Unit - III MULTIDIMENSIONAL Periods 9
VISUALIZATION
1D, 2D, 3D Visualization techniques-Trees-Web Works-Data Mapping: Document Visualization-
Workspaces
Unit - IV TEXTUAL METHODS OF Periods 9
ABSTRACTION
From Graphics to Pure Text-Figure Captions in Visual Interfaces-Interactive 3D illustrations with images
and text – Related work-Consistency of rendered – images and their textual labels Architecture-Zoom
techniques for illustration purpose-Interactive handling of images and text.
ABSTRACTION IN TIME AND
Unit - V Periods 9
INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS
Animating non Photo realistic Computer Graphics-Interaction Facilities and High Level Support for
Animation Design- Zoom Navigation in User Interfaces-Interactive Medical Illustrations-Rendering
Gestural Expressions-Animating design for Simulation-Tactile Maps for Blind People-Synthetic
holography-Abstraction Versus Realism, Integrating spatial and non-spatial data.
Total Periods 45
Text Books
1. Colin Ware “Information Visualization Perception for Design”, 3 rd edition, Morgan Kaufman 2012.
Stuart.K.Card, Jock.D.Mackinlay and Ben Shneiderman, “Readings in Information Visualization
2.
Using Vision to think”, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1999.
3. Thomas Strothotte, “Computer Visualization–Graphics Abstraction and Interactivity”, Springer
VerlagBerlin Heiderberg 1998.
Laurene Fausett, "Fundamentals of Neural Networks, Architectures, Algorithms and Applications”,
4.
Pearson Education, 2008.
References
1. Chaomei Chan, “Information Visualization”, Beyond the horizon, 2nd edition, Springer Verlag, 2004.
2. Pauline Wills, “Visualisation: A Beginner’s Guide”, Hodder and Stoughlon, 1999.
3. Benedikt. M, “Cyberspace: Firot Steps”, MIT Press, 1991
4. http://www.silvalifesystem.com/articles/visualization-techniques/
5. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/computational-visualization-thomasstrothotte/1111486638.
E-Resources
1. http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v30n3-4/visual.htm
2. http://www.silvalifesystem.com/articles/visualization-techniques/
3. www.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/tocs/5943970X.pdf

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