Lecture Information Visualization

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Butz
Tutorials: David Englmeier
Hours per week: 2 (Lecture) + 2 (Tutorial)
ECTS credits: 6

Module:WP16: Computergrafik 3 (für Master Medieninformatik)

• News
• Dates and Locations
• Contents
• Lecture
• Tutorial
• More information
• Guidance in Programming
• Exam details
  • Hints for the post-exam review
• Make-up Exam Details
  • Hints for the post-exam review for the make-up exam

News

• 19.10.2020 The review of the make-up exam will take place on 22.10.2020, please note the following hints.
• 26.08.2020 The date for the make-up exam is now fixed, a new registration via Uni2Work is required.
• 03.06.2020 The review of the main exam will take place on 10.6.2020, please note the following hints.
• 18.03.2020 Due to the current restrictions of teaching, the make-up exam (planned for April 7th) will not take place. As soon as a new date is fixed it will be announced here. A registration in Uni2Work remains valid.
• 13.03.2020 The exam results of the main exam can now be viewed at Uni2Work. Due to the COVID-19 situation, a post-exam review cannot be offered at the moment. However, the final exam grades will be forwarded to the examination office only after the possibility for a post-exam review has been given. As soon as a date for the post-exam review is fixed, it will be announced here. If you need an early notification of the grade, please contact us by mail at David.Englmeier@ifi.lmu.de. It is not yet certain whether the make-up exam will be postponed. Any news in this regard will be published on this page immediately.
• 18.01.2020 The final presentations of the bonus projects will take place during the lectures on 28.1. and 4.2.2020. You can find your group number and the presentation date here.
• 13.01.2020 Registration for the exam is now possible via Uni2Work until 10.2.2020.
• 10.01.2020 Because of the proximity to another exam, the date of the main exam was postponed by one hour (4 p.m.).

Dates and Locations

• Lecture:
  Date: Tuesday, 10-12 a.m.
  Location: Schellingstr. 3 (R), R051
• Tutorial:
  Dates:
  Group 01: Thursday 2-4 p.m., Location: Professor-Huber-Platz 02, room: W401
  Group 02: Thursday 4-6 p.m., Location: Amalienstr. 73a, room: 220
  Group 03: Friday 10-12 a.m., Location: Amalienstr. 73a, room: 220
  Group 04: Friday 12-2 p.m., Location: Amalienstr. 73a, room: 220
  Group 05: Friday 2-4 p.m., Location: Amalienstr. 73a, room: 220
  Please register via Uni2Work (starting: 15.10. 6 p.m.)

Contents

The lecture introduces core aspects in information visualization. The focus will be on human visual perception, visualization of multivariate data, and interaction concepts for visualization systems. Based on these concepts, strategies will be introduced that allow graphs, networks, trees, text-based data and time-based data to be visualized. Furthermore, the lecture presents techniques to efficiently use limited display space.

The lecture course is suitable for:

• Students of media informatics (Medieninformatik) (Diplom, Master) and computer science (Informatik) (Diplom, Master) with prior knowledge in media informatics (Medieninformatik), Obligatory lecture for Master MCI

The lecture is targeted at master students. However, participation is also possible for bachelor students. Please be advised that credits can cannot be provided to bachelor students prior to enrollment for a master program.

Lecture

Date	Subject	Slides	Podcast
15.10.	Organization, Intro	iv_ws19_01_intro.pdf	iv_ws19_01_intro.m4v
22.10.	Perception and Color	iv_ws19_02_perception.pdf	iv_ws19_02_perception.m4v
29.10.	Marks and Channels	iv_ws19_03_channels.pdf	iv_ws19_03_channels.m4v
05.11.	Good Visualization	iv_ws19_04_good_vis.pdf	iv_ws19_04_good_vis.m4v, example vis regarding comparisons and context
12.11.	Tasks and Types	iv_ws19_05_tasks_types.pdf	iv_ws19_05_tasks_types.m4v
19.11. 26.11.	Idioms for Multidimensional Data	iv_ws19_06_multidimensional.pdf	iv_ws19_06_multidimensional.m4v
03.12.	Idioms for General Graph Data	iv_ws19_07_graphs.pdf	iv_ws19_07_graphs.m4v
10.12.	Idioms for Hierarchy Data	iv_ws19_08_hierarchies.pdf	iv_ws19_08_hierarchies.m4v
07.01.	Idioms for Specific Data Types	iv_ws19_09_specific.pdf	iv_ws19_09_specific.m4v
14.01.	Interaction	iv_ws19_10_interaction.pdf	iv_ws19_10_interaction.m4v
21.01.	Evaluation	iv_ws19_11_evaluation.pdf	iv_ws19_11_evaluation.m4v

Tutorial

The tutorials will take place according to the below schedule.

Please submit your solutions via Uni2Work.

Release	Deadline	Tutorial Session	Topic of the Tutorial	Exercise	Slides
29.10.2019	20.11.2019	21./22.11.2019	Project Part 1	PDF	Details about the project
05.11.2019	13.11.2019	14./15.11.2019	Exercise 1: Lie Factor, Chart Junk	PDF	Slides
19.11.2019	11.12.2019	12./13.12.2019	Project Part 2	PDF	Slides
19.11.2019	27.11.2019	28./29.11.2019	Exercise 2: Heatmap & Glyphs	PDF	Slides: create maps Slides
10.12.2019	08.01.2020	09./10.1.2020	Project Part 3	PDF	(no slides)
10.12.2019	18.12.2019	19./20.12.2019	Exercise 3: Interaction, Graphs & Treemaps	PDF	Slides
07.01.2020	27.01.2020	28.01./04.02.2020 (Lecture!)	Project Part 4	PDF	(no slides)
14.01.2020	22.01.2020	23./24.01.2020	Exercise 4: Thread Arcs, Zooming, Distortion & Time-based Data	PDF	Slides
21.01.2020	29.01.2020	30./31.01.2020	Exercise 5: Evaluation & Scatterplots	PDF Dataset (CSV)	Slides

More information

Für die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an den Übungen (Abgabe und Präsentation) kann ein Bonus auf die Klausurnote in Höhe von maximal 10% der erreichbaren Klausurpunkte erreicht werden. Der Bonus wird unabhängig vom Bestehen der Klausur, wenn alle Projektaufgaben erfolgreich bearbeitet und präsentiert wurden, gewährt. Der Klausurbonus gilt nur für die Klausur und Nachholklausur zum aktuellen Semester. Der Bonus verfällt für alle späteren Wiederholungen.

Guidance in Programming

Guidance will take place in weeks without tutorials. Please make an appointment with the tutors or the teaching assistance.

Exam details

Hints for the post-exam review

• Time, Location: Wednesday, 10.06.2020, Frauenlobstr. 7a, Raum 450, from 13:30 pm
• Please register with your name and matriculation number at "David.Englmeier@ifi.lmu.de" by Friday, 05.06.2020, 12:00 am. Without registration no review is possible.
• Please register only if the review is inevitable to you!
• After registration you will receive a time slot of 10 minutes, appear only at this time and do not form a queue.
• Bring your Student-ID.
• Follow the general hygiene regulations, keep a minimum distance of 1.5m to other people and wash your hands before entering the room. Please wear a face mask.

• Date: Friday, February 21, 2020, 16:00 (s.t.) - 18:00
• Deadline for registration: Monday, February 10, 2020
• Deadline for deregistration: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
• The registration is possible via Uni2Work
• Room: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 (main building), B 101 B 101
• Melden Sie sich nur zur Klausur an, wenn Sie auch wirklich teilnehmen werden! Sollten Sie sich nach Ihrer Anmeldung noch entscheiden, doch nicht teilzunehmen, melden Sie sich bitte rechtzeitig wieder via Uni2Work ab, um die Folgen einer nicht angetretenen Prüfung zu vermeiden. Ohne rechtzeitige Anmeldung ist keine Teilnahme an der Klausur möglich. Denken Sie unbedingt daran, einen Lichtbildausweis zur Prüfung mitzubringen.
• Attention:
  • Closed book exam: lecture/exercise slides or other material is forbidden.
  • Language of the Exam: English. You may respond in German or English.
  • Mobile phones, laptops and any other communication technologies are strictly forbidden. Ideally, leave them at home.
  • Student id card required
  • Real (!!) identification document required (e.g. ID card or passport)
  • Bring a non-programmable calculator
  • Bring a ruler

Make-up Exam Details

Hints for the post-exam review for the make-up exam

• Time, Location: Thursday, 22.10.2020, Frauenlobstr. 7a, Raum 450, from 15:00 pm
• Please register with your name and matriculation number at "David.Englmeier@ifi.lmu.de" by Wednesday, 21.10.2020, 12:00 am. Without registration no review is possible.
• Please register only if the review is inevitable to you!
• After registration you will receive a time slot of 10 minutes, appear only at this time and do not form a queue.
• Bring your Student-ID.
• Follow the general hygiene regulations, keep a minimum distance of 1.5m to other people and wash your hands before entering the room. Please wear a face mask.

• Date: Thursday, October 1st, 2020, 13:00 (s.t.) - 15:00
• Deadline for registration: 10.09.2020
• Deadline for deregistration: 17.09.2020
• The registration is possible via Uni2Work
• Room: Oettingenstraße 67, B 001
• Only register for the exam if you will actually take part! If you decide not to participate after you have registered, please cancel your registration via Uni2Work in time to avoid the consequences of not taking the exam. Without timely registration, participation in the exam is not possible. Please remember to bring a photo identification to the exam. In addition, the below hygiene regulations must be followed:
• Hygiene Regulations:
  • Enter the exam room at a minimum distance (1.5m) and present your student id card for registration without being asked.
  • The places that can be used with regard to the distance rules are marked.
  • Wear a mouth-nose protection until you start working.
  • Keep 1.5 to 2 meters distance to other people and avoid close contact with people.
  • It is strongly recommended that participants adhere to the usual hygiene measures, protecting against an influenza infection
  • Detailed hygiene regulations
• Attention:
  • Closed book exam: lecture/exercise slides or other material is forbidden.
  • Language of the Exam: English. You may respond in German or English.
  • Mobile phones, laptops and any other communication technologies are strictly forbidden. Ideally, leave them at home.
  • Student id card required
  • Real (!!) identification document required (e.g. ID card or passport)
  • Bring a non-programmable calculator
  • Bring a ruler