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GS 750 Fundamentals of College Teaching
In GS 750, Fundamentals of College Teaching, you will learn how to take student- centered approaches to course design, classroom activities, and learning assessment. Whether you have yet to complete your first teaching assistantship or you have already taught courses as the instructor of record, this course will help you improve your teaching at Duke and beyond.
LS 760 SELECTED TOPICS: Visual Communication of Data
Data visualization is the transformation of raw, quantitative data into tables, charts, animations, or other visual mediums to reveal insights and trends. Examples of visual communication with data are everywhere: the star-rating system for online reviews, progress rings on fitness trackers/watches, and public dashboards, to name a few. The Visual Communication of Data course will explore topics related to the effective interpretation and communication of visualized data.
This course is appropriate for any graduate student interested in engaging with data in a real-world context. No previous experience with data or computer software is required to take this rigorous, student-friendly course. Graduate Liberal Studies students may find the data skills developed in this course especially useful as they complete their Master’s Project.