Data Visualization

DSC 106, Fall 2025 at UC San Diego

Sam Lau

Sam Lau
he/him

[email protected]

Lecture: A00 Wed, Fri 10:00am-10:50am in WLH 2113; B00 Wed, Fri 11:00am-11:50am in FAH 1450

Sep 25, 2025: Welcome to DSC 106 Fall 2025!

Week 0

Fri Sep 26

LEC 1

The Value of Visualization

Week 1

Mon Sep 29

DISC 1

Wed Oct 1

LEC 2

Data & Image Models

Fri Oct 3

LEC 3

(In)Effective Visual Encoding

LAB 1

Week 2

Mon Oct 6

DISC 2

Tue Oct 7

PROJ 1

Project 1 Checkpoint

Wed Oct 8

CANCELED

NO Lecture - Sam traveling

Fri Oct 10

CANCELED

NO Lecture - Sam traveling

LAB 2

Week 3

Mon Oct 13

DISC 3

Tue Oct 14

PROJ 1

Project 1: Expository Visualization

Wed Oct 15

LEC 4

Fri Oct 17

LEC 5

Fri Oct 17

LAB 3

Week 4

Mon Oct 20

DISC 4

Tue Oct 21

PROJ 2

Project 2 Checkpoint

Wed Oct 22

LEC 6

JavaScript Part 1

Fri Oct 24

LAB 4

LEC 7

Guest Lecture: Climate

Week 5

Mon Oct 27

DISC 5

Tue Oct 28

PROJ 2

Project 2: Deceptive Visualization

Wed Oct 29

LEC 8

JavaScript Part 2

Fri Oct 31

LEC 9

LAB 5

Week 6

Mon Nov 3

DISC 6

Tue Nov 4

PROJ 3

Project 3 Checkpoint, Project 2 Peer Review

Wed Nov 5

LEC 10

Fri Nov 7

LAB 6

LEC 11

Guest Lecture: Climate

Week 7

Mon Nov 10

DISC 7

Tue Nov 11

PROJ 3

Project 3: Interactive Visualization

Wed Nov 12

LEC 12

Fri Nov 14

LEC 13

LAB 7

Week 8

Mon Nov 17

DISC 8

Tue Nov 18

PROJ 3

Project 3 Peer Review

FINAL PROJ

Final Project Proposal

Wed Nov 19

LEC 14

Maps

Fri Nov 21

LEC 15

Animation

LAB 8

Week 9

Mon Nov 24

DISC 9

Disc 9

Tue Nov 25

FINAL PROJ

Final Project Prototype

Wed Nov 26

LEC 16

Uncertainty & Review

Fri Nov 28

LEC 17

Final Project Feedback

Week 10

Mon Dec 1

DISC 10

Disc 10

Tue Dec 2

FINAL PROJ

Final Project Demo Video

Wed Dec 3

LEC 18

Video Showcase

Fri Dec 5

LEC 19

Mock Showcase

Week 11

Mon Dec 8

FINAL PROJ

Tue Dec 9

FINAL PROJ

Final Project Showcase (11:30am-2:30pm)