Course+Outline

This page contains a few key excerpts from the syllabus. Each student is expected to familiarize themselves with the 'Procedures and Rules', 'Academic Integrity' and 'Late Assignments, Extensions' sections within that document – as these are the rules we will be adhering to.

//Please refer to the schedule page for the most current information on readings and tutorials.//
 * CCT470 Syllabus:**


 * Course Description:** The visualization of data is a powerful tool that increasingly impacts communication, marketing and strategic decision-making. This fourth-year seminar course builds on the design stream in CCIT and will investigate technologies and strategies for conceptualizing and representing information to various user groups.


 * Contact:** Greg J. Smith, greg.smith1@sheridanc.on.ca (please put CCT470 in the email subject line)


 * Prerequisite:** CCT305 or CCT360


 * Goals and Learning Objectives:** CCT470 will present a broad overview of contemporary information design that allows students to become familiar with both theoretical issues and pragmatic realities.

Students will work to:
 * develop their ability to critically engage information design while building the skill set to execute their own competent designs
 * familarize themselves with key precedents, practioners, platforms and protocols within the field
 * learn to handle and parse common data formats
 * understand how space and time can be used to organize data
 * conceptualize and execute an exhibition-calibre visualization project
 * become familiar with the process of publically reviewing their design work

//While CCT470 is not explicitly a computational design course, students will develop a rudimentary understanding of how to navigate this domain and-if they are self-motivated-have the opportunity to deliver a final project coded in a platform of their choosing.//


 * Required Material:** please see this page.


 * E-Culture Policy:** Only student Utormail accounts should be used for course communication and all emails from students must include the course code in the subject line and should be signed with the full student name and student number. The most important asset to CCT470 is the communal wikispaces work space. Students will be expected to check this resource several times a week and (in addition to linking to/hosting related readings) it will foster conversation and regularly link out to relevent platforms and projects. All technical questions should be posted on the wiki rather than emailed to the instructor as answers to these queries are a valuable public resource . Email should only be used for questions about marks and administration. Email will typically answered within 24 hours of receipt.


 * Assessment and Grading Policies**: Evaluation is tied to the assignments and deadlines detailed in the chart below. Detailed information about each of these assignments will be published on the wiki.


 * ~ Type ||~ Description ||~ Due ||~ Weight ||~  ||
 * Assignment || 21st century baseball card || 10-13 || 15% || Individual ||
 * Presentation || Tools and techniques: seminar || 10-13 – 10-27 || 10% || Individual/Pair ||
 * Assignment || Case study || 11-03 || 15% || Individual ||
 * Assignment || Data visualization || 11-24 || 35% || Individual/Pair ||
 * Lab || Lab reports || Ongoing || 20% || Individual ||
 * Class Participation || Wiki/course participation || Ongoing || 5% || Indiviudal ||