Perception and Visual Design
Syllabus, Master's level, 1MD028
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 1MD028
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Human-Computer Interaction A1F
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 30 August 2018
- Responsible department
- Department of Information Technology
Entry requirements
120 credits including 20 credits at Master's level in human-computer interaction. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Learning outcomes
To provide students with advanced knowledge of some aspects of human perceptual functioning, as well as some common visualisation techniques, that are central to the design of effective visualisations.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge and understanding:
- Identify general concepts and theories of human visual perception relevant to the design of effective and efficient visualisations.
- Give in-depth explanations of central aspects of human visual perception and their use in the design of effective and efficient visualisations.
- Explain the complex issues associated with designing effective visualisations with clarity and from an informed perspective by drawing upon recent academic research in visual perception.
Skill and ability:
- Evaluate computer-generated visualisations by drawing upon principles and theories about the human visual system.
- Select appropriate visualisation strategies and justify the chosen approaches.
Values and attitudes
- Account for the value of scientific research within the field of Information Visualisation.
Content
Visual environments and optics; lightness, brightness, contrast and constancy; colour; attention ; object perception; space perception; common types of visualisations; the effectiveness and efficiency of visualisations; information visualisation as a science.
Instruction
Lectures. Seminars. Group work. Tutoring.
Assessment
Written exam (5 credits) and written assignments (10 credits).
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.
Other regulations
The course content is equivalent to the content of the course 2IV151, and cannot be combined with this course.