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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3D Data Visualization for Science Communication

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera

Overview

This course is an introduction to 3D scientific data visualization, with an emphasis on science communication and cinematic design for appealing to broad audiences. You will develop visualization literacy, through being able to interpret/analyze (read) visualizations and create (write) your own visualizations.

By the end of this course, you will:
-Develop visualization literacy.
-Learn the practicality of working with spatial data.
-Understand what makes a scientific visualization meaningful.
-Learn how to create educational visualizations that maintain scientific accuracy.
-Understand what makes a scientific visualization cinematic.
-Learn how to create visualizations that appeal to broad audiences.
-Learn how to work with image-making software. (for those completing the Honors track)

Taught by

Kalina Borkiewicz and AJ Christensen

Reviews

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  • Anonymous

    Anonymous completed this course.

    A good course! The videos are fun and interesting. Different from the typical slide-style courses. The honors assignments require a lot of self-learning but otherwise it's very accessible.

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