Storytelling with Data AI

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Data visualization helps us translate qualitative and quantitative information — like interview responses or budget data — into compelling narratives. Through practical exercises and real-world case studies, this course introduces students to a variety of free and accessible data visualization tools that require no coding or special software, like Data Studio, Flourish, Infogram, and Data Basic. We complement this with theoretical and practical techniques for effective visual storytelling, such as typography and color theory fundamentals. We also critically assess the field of data visualization, grappling with questions of diversity and accessibility, the ramifications of AI, and data viz career opportunities. Students will leave with a robust and practical toolkit to use data visualization as a broad-purpose storytelling method that they can immediately apply at school, at work, and in their everyday lives.