Visualization is a heterogeneous field, and this aspect is often reflected by the organizational structures at higher education institutions that academic researchers in visualization and related fields including computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and media design are typically affiliated with. It may thus be a challenge for new PhD students to grasp the fragmented structure of their new workplace, form collegial relations across the institution, and to build a coherent picture of the discipline as a whole. We report an attempt to address this challenge, in the form of an introductory course on the subject of Visualization Technology and Methodology for PhD students at the Division for Media and Information Technology, Link\"oping University, Sweden. We discuss the course design, including interactions with other doctoral education activities and field trips to multiple research groups and units within the division (ranging from scientific visualization and computer graphics to media design and visual communication). Lessons learned from the course preparation work as well as the first instance of the course offered during autumn term 2023 can be helpful to researchers and educators aiming to establish or improve similar doctoral courses.

翻译：可视化是一个异质性较强的领域，这一特性通常体现在高等教育机构的组织结构中——从事可视化及相关领域（包括计算机图形学、人机交互与媒体设计）的学术研究人员往往隶属于不同院系。因此，新入学的博士生可能面临以下挑战：理解新工作场所的碎片化结构、建立跨机构的学术联系，以及构建对学科整体的连贯认知。本文报告了瑞典林雪平大学媒体与信息技术系为应对这一挑战所做的尝试——开设面向博士生的"可视化技术与方法"入门课程。我们详细阐述了课程设计，包括与其他博士培养活动的联动，以及对系内多个研究团队和单位（涵盖科学可视化、计算机图形学、媒体设计与视觉传达等领域）的实地考察。从课程筹备工作以及2023年秋季学期首次授课实践中总结的经验，可为致力于建立或改进类似博士课程的研究人员与教育者提供参考。