ITCS 593: Information Visualization: (3-0-3) Visualization is a fast growing research field that centers on media for informational display like maps and graphs. This interdisciplinary course -- involving computer graphics, virtual reality, perception and cognition -- intertwines the theoretical, methodological and empirical literature to highlight issues and principles associated with the design, development and evaluation of interactive visualizations. Students undertake design and implementation of visualization of data across a range of task scenarios and use virtual environments for information visualization.