Jul 03, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

MDIA 4132 - Visual Analytics


The visual analytics hands-on course trains students to work on interactive visual interfaces that support analytical reasoning and reveal vital actionable insights. This course introduces students to concepts, tools, and best practices in visual analytics as they examine and uncover hidden opportunities deep within big data. Interactive visual representations are integrated within underlying analytical processes, including descriptive and predictive analytics, to facilitate high-level data-driven decision-making.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:  
  • Students will be able to access and connect data to support high-quality analyses.
  • Students will be able to visually transform data to support assessment, planning, and decision-making.
  • Students will be able to create, analyze, and evaluate representations of dynamic data in dashboards.
  • Students will be able to recognize patterns within data through perceptual inference of relationships.
  • Students will be able to identify patterns of predictive analytics in the appropriate contexts.


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