Introduction

Objective: Transform the data into information (understanding, insight) thus making it useful

Academic Version

• "... finding the artificial memory that best supports our natural means of perception"
• "The use of computer-generated, interactive, visual representation of data to amplify cognition"

Module Objectives

• Fundamental understanding on how visualisations convey information and how humans perceive
• Master an essential set of visualisations
• Practical experience in visualizing real-world data