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Berkeley Global
Study the principles and best practices for information design in today’s workplace. Learn the fundamentals of graphic design theory while gaining valuable knowledge in the human information processing system. Learn how to understand and build information graphics in technical writing during a 12-week workshop in data visualization. This is a class in visual thinking for technical writers who need to create effective visual explanations for their audience. Enrollment is limited.
Prerequisites: Technical Communication I JOURN X465
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand and explain graphic design theory and practice.
- Apply visual thinking to information design composition.
- Use data visualizations to explain the story behind the numbers.
- Hand-draw a set of info-spatial patterns, leading to a final drawing.
- Recognize the archetypal patterns that emerge from mapping information.
What You Learn
Students who complete the class will be able to add to their résumés as technical writers the following skills:
- Creation of Excel-based visual explanations for business analytics
- Basic proficiency in Tableau and other web-based data visualization programs
- Working with a document design team to determine design decisions that increase audience learning
- Vsual mapping of data sets in order to answer questions posed by the data collected
- Bringing industry-standard information design practices to the creation of project documentation of all kinds
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Summer enrollment opens on March 20!