Course syllabus - Information graphics
Scope
15 credits
Course code
ITE333
Valid from
Autumn semester 2020
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Information Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2018-02-01
Revised
2020-01-24
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
About face : the essentials of interaction design
4. ed. : Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 2014 - 690 s.
ISBN: 978-1-118-76657-6 LIBRIS-ID: 16464921
The functional art : an introduction to information graphics and visualization
Berkely, CA : New Riders, c2013 - xxi, 363 p.
ISBN: 9780321834737 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 14731887
Data visualisation : a handbook for data driven design
2nd edition : Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2019 - 312 sidor
ISBN: 9781526468925 LIBRIS-ID: r2fhcm4zp8qpqfj0
Compendiums
Informationsgrafik - läsning i urval
Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,
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Books
About face : the essentials of interaction design
4. ed. : Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 2014 - 690 s.
ISBN: 978-1-118-76657-6 LIBRIS-ID: 16464921
The functional art : an introduction to information graphics and visualization
Berkely, CA : New Riders, c2013 - xxi, 363 p.
ISBN: 9780321834737 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 14731887
Data design : visualising quantities, locations, connections
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2015. - 175 pages
ISBN: 9781408191880 LIBRIS-ID: 18769752
Compendiums
Informationsgrafik - läsning i urval
Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,
Objectives
The objective of the course is to provide a theoretical and practical foundation in information graphics with a focus on still graphics, moving and interactive graphics. The course will provide the student with an understanding of the conditions for designing information graphics for different media formats.
On completion of the course, the student will be able to apply detailed theoretical and practical components and adapt information graphics for different contexts and target groups.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. explain and be able to use the terms and concepts in information graphics and in interaction design
2. identify, categorise and evaluate the information content and visualisation design of information graphics
3. analyse and critically review basic data, process it and based on this be able to structure and plan visual information
4. apply ethical considerations when presenting information graphics
5. independently plan, adapt and produce information graphics for publication in different media formats based on guidelines and principles in information design
6. independently plan, organise and design a graphical interface in order to facilitate navigation and information retrieval
7. independently plan, adapt and produce interactive information graphics for publication based on guidelines and principles in information design and interaction design
Course content
The course includes component and assignments in the following areas: information processing, graphic design, information visualisation, illustration, animation, interaction, graphical interfaces.
Specific requirements
60 credits, of which 30 credits are in the specialisation Informative Illustration. Of these 30 credits, the courses Visualisation 2, 7.5 credits and Graphic Design 7.5 credits, or the equivalent, must be included.
Alternatively, 2 years of documented professional practice as a factual illustrator
Examination
Written assignment (INL6), analysis of information graphics, individual written project, 2 credits, assesses intended learning outcomes 1 and 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL7), written presentation with a focus on terms and concepts, 2 credits, assesses intended learning outcome 1, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL8), planning document with analysis, script and storyboard, 2 credits, assesses intended learning outcomes 3-6, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL9), comprehensive feature graphics, still image, 3 credits, assesses intended learning outcomes 3-6, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with credit (VG)
Written assignment (INL10), comprehensive feature graphics, moving and/or interactive, 3 credits, assesses intended learning outcomes 3-7, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with credit (VG)
Exercise (OVN4), information visualisation, individual graphics solutions for printed and screen-based media, 1 credit, assesses intended learning outcomes 3-5, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Exercise (OVN5), information visualisation, individual graphics solutions for printed and screen-based media, 1 credit, assesses intended learning outcomes 3-5, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Exercise (OVN6), information visualisation, individual graphics solutions for printed and screen-based media, 1 credit, assesses intended learning outcomes 3-5, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with KIT306 Information Graphics and KIT309 Interactive Illustration.