PSYC 579 – Related Courses at UBC

 

LIBR 514F (Information Visualization and Visual Analytics -- Victoria Lemieux)

LIBR 514F and PSYC 579 are connected via their emphasis on visual perception as the basis of analyzing information.  LIBR 514F has a focus on task and implementation issues for information visualization and visual analytics, while PSYC 579 focuses more on perceptual issues, and has a wider coverage that includes additional topics in interface and graphic design.

The content of LIBR 514F can be used in the discussions in PSYC 579. 

 

CPSC 547 (Information Visualization -- Tamara Munzner)

CPSC 547 and PSYC 579 are connected by the fact that information visualization relies heavily upon the visual intelligence of humans.  CPSC 547 focuses on task and implementation issues for information visualization, while PSYC 579 focuses more on perceptual issues, and has a wider coverage that includes additional topics in interface and graphic design.

Projects for CPSC 547 can be used as the basis of the analyses in PSYC 579.

 

CPSC 544 (Human-Computer Interaction -- Joanna McGrenere)

CPSC 544 and PSYC 579 are connected by the fact that human-computer interaction relies heavily upon effective visual design.  CPSC 544 focuses on issues involving HCI design, and touches on all aspects of cognition, while PSYC 579 focuses on issues involving visual perception, and has a more extensive coverage of visualization and graphic design.

Projects for CPSC 544 may be used as the basis of the analyses in PSYC 579.

 

 


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