<<Course Code>>: Data Visualization and Analysis

1. Nature & Context of the Course

This course introduces data literacy required as a key twenty-first century skill. You will learn the
nature of data across different domains and the concepts and skills of data visualization by
understanding, questioning, and problematizing how data are generated, analysed, and used.
You will be able to apply its concepts and skills to visualize your own data, interpret the findings,
and examine the impacts of data-driven decision

2. Course Outcomes (Students will be able to…)

CO1.1 understand concept of data visualization and various chart types

CO1.2 Explain concept of data literacy and its importance

CO1.3 work in tableau environment and understanding of tableau architecture

CO1.4 Demonstrate the multivariate and geospatial data visualization in tableau

CO1.5 develop interactive dashboard and story using tableau

3. CO-PO Matrix
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2
CO1.1
CO1.2
CO1.3
CO1.4
CO1.5

Total Hours (Classroom instructions + Self Learning) = 40

Introduction to data
UNIT – 1
visualization
Outcome Topics covered TYPE CI SL
History
Principles for data visualization:
Visual Processing and Perceptual CL
rankings, Five guidelines for better data
visualizations , Form and Function
Able to understand concept Chart Types: Comparing Categories,
CL 6 2
of data visualization and Time, Distribution,
various chart types
Geospatial, Relationship, CL
Qualitative, Tables SL
CL
UNIT – 2 Data literacy
Outcome Topics covered TYPE CI SL
Introduction & Importance of data
CL
literacy
Data literacy skills &Challenges of data
CL
literacy
Explain concept of data
Build data literacy with a framework SL 8 2
literacy and its importance
How to become data literate CL
Data literacy and data culture, Getting
CL
started with data literacy

UNIT – 3 Introduction to Tableau

Outcome Topics covered TYPE CI SL
History, Importance & Features of
CL
Tableau
Able to work in tableau Values in Tableau CL
environment and Advantages & Disadvantage of Tableau,
SL 8 2
understanding of tableau Visualizations in tableau
architecture
Architecture of Tableau CL

Multivariate & Geospatial

UNIT – 4
visualization
Outcome Topics covered TYPE CI SL
Multivariate visualization CL
Techniques of Multivariate
CL
Demonstrate the visualization
multivariate and geospatial Multivariate visualization in tableau CL 8 4
data visualization in tableau
Geospatial visualization CL
Key Types of Geospatial Visualizations SL

UNIT – 5 Interactive visualization

Outcome Topics covered TYPE CI SL
Able to develop interactive Introduction & benefits CI 10 2
dashboard and story using
tableau Process of interactive visualization CI
Creating Dashboard and Story in
CL
tableau
Critiques in data visualization CI
Work on your project SL
Concept Map

Suggested Sessional Work (SW)

1. Practice essential operations – on data visualization

2. prepare data for data visualization in tableau
3. compare different data visualization tools

Home Assignments

A1.1 Practice the concept of Chart Types

A1.2 Write and submit the principles for data visualization
A1.3 Explain the concept of data literacy and its importance in data visualization
A1.4 Illustrate Multivariate visualization
A1.5 Explain Geospatial visualization in tableau

Assessment of Learning
To evaluate the ability To evaluate the ability
To evaluate the
To Evaluate ability to to communicate ideas to perform and To evaluate the ability
punctuality and
Access & managing and recognize demonstrating to think creatively and
continuation of
Information appropriate knowledge or making judgements
learning process
alternative techniques
Attendance : Student
Seminar / Role Play/ Reflective Essay/ Case has to maintain at
Internal Test / Written
Quiz/ Observation/ Poster Presentation/ Study / Library least 75% of
or Oral Presentation /
Concept Test Using Portfolios/ Assignment / Problem attendance in class in
Open Book Test
Learning contracts Analysis order to appear for
the final examination

Suggested Specification Table

Distribution of marks Marks of Activities
Course
Rememberin Understandin Application Total Marks
Outcomes process product
g level g level level & above
CO1.1 02 02 06 - - 10
CO1.2 02 02 06 - - 10
CO1.3 02 02 06 - - 10
CO1.4 02 02 10 - - 14
CO1.5 02 02 12 - - 16

Total Marks = 60

Recommended Readings
R1 Better Data: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks, by Jonathan Schwabish
R2 Handbook of Data Visualization, by Chun-houh Chen Wolfgang Härdle Antony Unwin, Springer publication
Learning Tableau 2019, Tools for Business Intelligence, data prep, and visual analytics, By Joshua N.
R3
Milligan, Copyright © 2019 Packt Publishing
R4 Visualizing Data, by Ben Fry, Published by O’Reilly Media, 2007

Recommended Learning Resources

1 https://www.tableau.com/why-tableau/what-is-tableau
2 https://elearn.nptel.ac.in/shop/iit-workshops/completed/data-visualization-with-r/
3 https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/introduction-to-tableau/
4 https://www.javatpoint.com/tableau-architecture