Academic Catalog

FA 550 Data Visualization Application

Effective visualization of complex data allows for useful insights, more effective communication, and making decisions. This course investigates methods for visualizing financial datasets from a variety of perspectives in order to best identify the right tool for a given task. Students will use a number of tools to refine their data and create visualizations, including: R and associated visualization libraries, Ruby on Rails visualization tools, ManyEyes, HTML5 & CSS 3, D3.js and related javascript libraries, Google Chart Tools, Google Refine, and image-editing programs.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Grad Student or (Junior or Senior with cGPA => 3.0)

Distribution

School of Business

Typically Offered Periods

Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer Session 1