ALY 3070 — Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics
3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fallBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Offers an interdisciplinary examination of design concepts and cognitive and communication theories that support effective practices for data visualization and communication. Considers the relationship between information and audience and studies effective techniques in the written, spoken, and visual communication of complex quantitative information. Project-based activities offer students opportunities to apply these techniques in a manner that makes data understandable, compelling, and actionable. Introduces R and Python visualization packages.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 13% | 26.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 25% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (75% of sections), M (25% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Maede Maftouni (100% of students)
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list ALY 3070 in their prerequisites.
Links
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