UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

ITI5147 Data exploration and visualisation

Faculty of Information Technology

ITI5147 Data exploration and visualisation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Other periods
Indonesia
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

After ITI5147

No unit lists ITI5147 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

This unit is only available to students enrolled at the Indonesia campus.

Overview

This unit introduces statistical and visualisation techniques for the exploratory analysis of data. It will cover the role of data visualisation in data science and its limitations. Visualisation of qualitative, quantitative, temporal and spatial data will be presented. What makes an effective data visualisation, interactive data visualisation, and creating data visualisations with R and other tools will also be presented.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Monash Indonesia term 3IndonesiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Quiz 1Other
    20%
  • Assignment 1aProject
    10%
  • Quiz 2Other
    15%
  • Assignment 2Project
    10%
  • Assignment 1bAssignment
    45%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    perform exploratory data analysis using a range of visualisation tools;

  2. 2

    describe the role of data visualisation in data science and its limitations;

  3. 3

    critically evaluate and interpret a data visualisation;

  4. 4

    distinguish standard visualisations for qualitative, quantitative, temporal and spatial data;

  5. 5

    choose an appropriate data visualisation;

  6. 6

    implement static and interactive data visualisations using R and other tools.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops24 hours
  • Laboratories24 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Arif Perdana
Chief Examiners
Dr Sarah Goodwin

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ITI5147?

ITI5147 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ITI5147 offered?

ITI5147 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.

How much work is ITI5147?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ITI5147 have an exam?

No. ITI5147 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027