Aims

This course teaches students the concepts, skills and techniques of online, interactive map design and data visualization. In doing so, it covers both the modern web development workflow and Javascript programming. These fundamental programming tools and techniques are mastered in an applied context of designing and building interactive maps and visualizations. Apart from a foundational understanding of the building blocks of the modern web (HTML, CSS, Javascript), students learn to build visualizations using industry-standard Javascript libraries through a series of lab-based assignments and projects. The course keeps a focus on the entire iterative design workflow throughout the semester and culminates in a project in which a sequence of prototypes leads to a final online, interactive data visualization. 

Learning Objectives:     

-            Identify and explain the different technologies that make online maps and data visualization possible

-           Evaluate and use modern web standards in order to build online maps and visualizations

-           Compare and apply advanced visualization techniques based on their appropriateness for specific data types and (geographic) research questions

-           Design, assess and build an online, interactive visualization that allows the user to gain insight from a data set

Is included in these courses of study

• Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Science (Leuven)
• Master in de geografie (Leuven e.a.) (Methoden) 120 ects.
• Master of Geography (Programme for students started in 2021-2022 or later) (Leuven et al) (Mixed Methods) 120 ects.