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GRD-605 DATA VISUALIZATION

This course will introduce the fundamental concepts, methods, and practices of data visualization design. Data visualization is an emerging field requiring technical skill, design aptitude, and interdisciplinary thought. Students will work both individually and in teams to explore the data visualization design development process, and communicate data effectively through visual narrative. The purpose of this class is to equip students with a new range of skills that will facilitate deep engagement of diverse audiences through a design thinking process, to visually display the results of their research, analysis and create powerful tools for brainstorming.

Credits: 3

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GRD-608 CO-CREATION AND PARTICIPATORY DESIGN

Trends in the 21st Century have paved the way for a participatory approach to design. New tools such as open-source technology, the transparency of internet media, and the ethos of crowd-sourcing are now insisting on the democratized creation of goods, services, and experiences. The goal of this class is for students to understand human-centered and participatory methods of design-conducting observational research, interviews and workshops, undertaking internal and external research activities, generating conceptual frameworks, and formulating insights related to the synthesis of the research data-while communicating findings and concepts to project sponsors in a clear and compelling manner.

Credits: 3

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GRD-610 DATA VISUALIZATION II

In this hands-on lab course designed to build skills in advanced data visualization, students will work both individually and in teams to build technical skills in R, one of the leading analytical programs used today. In addition to building customized data visualizations, students will learn methods for data transformation and processing necessary to effectively communicate data through images. The course will emphasize a professional workflow for visualization, integrating data science software with design tools.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: GRD 605

GRD-625 ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING RESEARCH

In large organizations or companies, the ongoing tracking of trends and occurrences of their internal and external environment is the element that could bring success, currently and in the future. The art of tracking trends and occurrences is called Environmental Scanning. It is about being informed and building a global context for your work, your organization, your competitive environment, and your industry. This class will provide students with the tools to examine trends and changes, and to create the key environmental indicators-internal, external, qualitative, and quantitative that will have the most important potential impact on their work.

Credits: 3

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ADRW-176 DRAWING HEADS AND HANDS

The ability to draw heads and hands accurately and expressively is the foundation of portraiture. This course, which uses live models, will show students how to improve their observational abilities and employ basic drawing principles to achieve greater accuracy in capturing expression and character. Students at all levels are welcome although some prior figure drawing experience is recommended. Bring any kind of drawing paper and pencil to the first class. A materials list will be handed out at that time.

Credits: 0

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