SEA 3810 - Data Communication and Visualization

Fall, spring, summer (not offered every year). 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Corequisite: Refer to SEA Semester program descriptions at www.sea.edu. Offered in Woods Hole, MA and at sea.

SEA faculty.

Information visualization strategies and associated software, emphasizing communication to diverse audiences. Select between geospatial (GIS) and qualitative data foci. Develop graphics and/or multimedia products supporting research projects in concurrent courses. Compile iterative digital portfolio.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to select and create the most appropriate information display strategy (e.g., graphs, maps, infographics, matrices and/or multimedia pieces), accompanying text and formatting details for a given data objective and audience.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to effectively employ a broad range of visual communication techniques in publishable elements to support and enhance a field research project in the natural or social sciences.