• DocumentCode
    1013583
  • Title

    Revisiting the Need for Formal Education in Visualization

  • Author

    Rushmeier, Holly ; Dykes, Jason ; Dill, John ; Yoon, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Yale Univ., New Haven
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    Defining visualization education is still a work in progress. Visualization education is not just a subject within computer science. Computer scientists are not always the appropriate choice to teach visualization courses on their own. Visualization is not just mastering a set of concepts but acquiring skills. Student should learn by doing, either using one tool or a variety of tools, depending on the course´s focus.
  • Keywords
    computer science education; data visualisation; educational courses; formal education; visualization education course; Biomedical imaging; Data engineering; Data visualization; History; Image analysis; Industrial relations; Organizing; Public policy; Resource management; Terrorism; curriculum; higher education; visualization program;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCG.2007.156
  • Filename
    4405649