[Purpose/Significance] This paper investigates the data visualization courses of internationally renowned universities, summarizes their curriculums settings and characteristics, and provides suggestions for construction of data visualization course in the departments of library and information in China. [Method/Process] By using internet search and content analysis method, 53 universities among QS top 100 universities in the world that offers courses related to data visualization were selected to investigate how the courses related to data visualization are taught in four dimensions: leading knowledge, teaching plan, course content and assessment methods. [Results/Conclusion] 53 of the top 100 universities in the QS world university rankings offers data visualization courses. The investigated cases show that the data visualization courses are highly acknowledged. The course is interdisciplinary. The teaching content combines theory and practice. Some universities have set up the teaching of the knowledge of data visualization as a major. The departments of library and information science in China can make use of DVL-FW process model to design the core content of data visualization courses and learn experience from internationally renowned universities. Studying the tool that can be used to visualize data, critical thinking, ethics, and other auxiliary skills should be emphasize in the teaching as well.
Jin Jieqin
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Li Jialing
. Investigation on Data Visualization Related Courses in Internationally Renowned Universities[J]. Library and Information Service, 2023
, 67(20)
: 93
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DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2023.20.009
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