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Jian Yang

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Information Science

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Arizona State University, 2017
    Major: Computer Science
    Dissertation: A Biased Topic Modeling Approach for Case Control Study from Health Related Social Media Postings

Current Scheduled Teaching

INFO 4709.401Data VisualizationSpring 2025
INFO 5709.401Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2024
INFO 5709.402Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationSpring 2024 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2023 SPOT
INFO 5709.002Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2023 SPOT
INFO 5709.003Data Visualization and CommunicationSummer 5W2 2023 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationSpring 2023 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2022 SPOT
INFO 5709.002Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2022 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationSpring 2022 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2021 SPOT
INFO 5709.003Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2021 SPOT
INFO 5709.005Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2021 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationSpring 2021 SPOT
INFO 5709.005Data Visualization and CommunicationSpring 2021 SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationSpring 2020
INFO 5709.001Data Visualization and CommunicationFall 2019 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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