Overview
While organisations can collect a large amount of data about their operations, a continual challenge they face is extracting useful information from that data. Dashboards summarise key information using visualisations and interactive reports. Dashboards are therefore an important tool in supporting decision making in an organisation. In this unit, you will learn how to design dashboards. You will develop skills to condense and encapsulate the characteristics of data, making it easier to analyse trends to drive effective decision-making. You will also learn creative ways to present the insights and findings of data using data visualisation tools and techniques.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
Assessment requirements were not clear
Review the assessment tasks and clarify the requirements.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
Assessment feedback was insufficient
Provide detailed feedback and discuss the assessment solution once grades are released.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
Learning resources were insufficient
Provide a study guide and additional resources to support student learning.
- Explain the fundamentals of dashboard design and data visualisation
- Compare different dashboard design and data visualisation tools
- Explain the application of dashboard design and visualisation in summarising key information
- Identify the best practices in implementing dashboard design
- Design and implement a dashboard for a business case.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA (https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html) to build a skills profile.
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 7 (https://www.sfia-online.org/en). The SFIA code is included:
Data Visualisation VISL
Analytics INAN
Business Analysis BUAN
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||
2 - Practical Assessment - 30% | |||||
3 - Project (applied) - 30% | |||||
4 - Presentation - 20% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||||||
2 - Practical Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
3 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||||||||
4 - Presentation - 20% |
Textbooks
Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step
Edition: 1 (2018)
Authors: Errin O'Connor
Microsoft Pres
ISBN: 9781509308033
Binding: eBook
The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios
Edition: 1 (2017)
Authors: Steve Wexler; Jeffery Shaffer; Andy Cotgreav
Wiley
ISBN: 1119282713
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks are available at the publisher's website.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Power BI Desktop (Version: 2.53.4954.621 – 64 Bit)
- Zoom capacity (webcam and microphone) will be required for online students
- Tableau-Desktop-64bit-2019-4-1
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.morshed@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Data Visualisation: Introduction to Power BI, architecture and administration
Chapter
Book 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 1 and 2 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Dashboard use: Visuals in Power BI and report development
Chapter
Book 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 3 and 4 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Designs of Executives Sales Dashboards and Report generation using Power BI
Chapter
Book 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Book 2: The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios Steve Wexler; Jeffery Shaffer; Andy Cotgreave
Chapter 5 Book1
Chapter 5 Book 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Reports using MS EXCEL (Part I)
Chapter
Books 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 6 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Reports using MS EXCEL (Part II)
Chapter
Book 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 6 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revise all previous lecture slides and tutorial works
Chapter
Revise all previous lecture slides and tutorial works
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Power BI reports from SharePoint on-Premises
Chapter
Book 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 8 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practical Assessment due
Practical Assessment Due: Week 6 Monday (24 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Power BI reports from SQL
Chapter
Books 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 9 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Power BI reports from SSAS Cube
Chapter
Books 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 10 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Power BI Reports from Azure SQL
Chapter
Books 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 11 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Power BI Reports from Oracle
Chapter
Books 1: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Errin O’Connor
Chapter 12 Book 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Web Analytics Dashboard
Chapter
Book 2: The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios Steve Wexler; Jeffery Shaffer; Andy Cotgreave
Chapter 13 Book 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Business Report due
Business Report Due: Week 11 Monday (28 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Case Study: Hospitality Dashboard for Hotel Management
Chapter
Book 2: The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios Steve Wexler; Jeffery Shaffer; Andy Cotgreave
Chapter 15 Book 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Presentation Due
Presentation Due: Week 12 Monday (5 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
No Final Exam for this Unit
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Contact information for Dr. Ahsan Morshed: Email: a.morshed@cqu.edu.au Office: 120 Spencer Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Melbourne Campus; P +61 3 96160418 | X 50418. Please submit questions about the unit through the 'Q&A' discussion forum in Moodle - that way, everyone can benefit from the questions and answers. If you have any individual queries, please email me and I'll try to get back to you within a day.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
This assessment is designed to reinforce the contents taught weekly. This assessment relates to Learning Outcomes 2 and 4. This is an individual assessment and should be submitted during the tutorial time. You will complete 4 quizzes in Week 3, Week 6, Week 9 and Week 12 based on your lecture slides and respective book chapters. You will get 5 questions in each quiz, each quiz duration is 30 mins and 1 attempt is allowed. This assessment contributes to 20% of the total marks.
4
Other
In Week 3, Week 6, Week 9 and Week 12 tutorial sessions.
Assessment 1 will be marked based on the following criteria.
Each quiz 5 marks
Total four quizzes 20 marks
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
- Compare different dashboard design and data visualisation tools
- Identify the best practices in implementing dashboard design
2 Practical Assessment
This assessment relates to Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3. This is an individual assessment. This assessment should be submitted in week 6. You will submit a work on Power BI on data manipulation exercises. This will provide you with an opportunity to learn data manipulation and processing using the Power BI tool. Each week you will be presented with a data-related challenge, and you will use computer tools to manipulate data to solve that challenge. This task will help build your knowledge of data formats, retrieval and analysis techniques. Power BI question details will be provided to you through Moodle in Week 2. This assessment contributes to 30% of the total marks.
Week 6 Monday (24 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Monday (7 Sept 2020)
Within two weeks of submission
Assessment 2 will be marked based on the following criteria.
Submitted screen shot of all questions 10 marks
Analysis presented on the generated output 15 marks
Report nicely written 5 marks
Total 30 marks
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Social Innovation
- Explain the fundamentals of dashboard design and data visualisation
- Compare different dashboard design and data visualisation tools
- Explain the application of dashboard design and visualisation in summarising key information
3 Project (applied)
In this assessment, you are required to write a report based on a case study. The case study will be provided to you in teaching Week 5. This is an individual assessment and contributes to Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 4 and 5. This report will follow a standard business report format. You will be investigating how you might advise an organisation, whose details are given in the case study on data processing, data analysis and visualisation mechanisms. You will also be developing an analytic dashboard using Power BI for the organisation and show the various analysis on the developed dashboard. The assignment will be marked out of a total of 100 marks and forms 30 % of the total marks for the unit.
Week 11 Monday (28 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Feedback and marks for this assessment will be released after the certification date as this unit does not have an exam.
Assessment 3 will be marked based on the following criteria:
Report formatting (font, header and footer, table of contents, correct spelling, formal business language, numbering, referencing) 5 marks
Executive summary and introduction 5 marks
Dashboard design and analysis 85 marks
Conclusion and recommendations 5 marks
Total 100 marks
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Social Innovation
- Explain the fundamentals of dashboard design and data visualisation
- Explain the application of dashboard design and visualisation in summarising key information
- Identify the best practices in implementing dashboard design
- Design and implement a dashboard for a business case.
4 Presentation
This assessment contributes to the Learning Outcomes 5.This is an individual presentation based on Assessment 3. All students are required to deliver the presentation. You are required to present the dashboard developed in Assessment 3 based on the given case study. The presentation will be held in Week 12 during the tutorial time.
Week 12 Monday (5 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Feedback and marks for this assessment will be released after the certification date as this unit does not have an exam.
Assessment 4 will be marked based on the following criteria:
Stay on topic 3 marks
Justify requirements of the topic 3 marks
Slide style 2 marks
Presentation style 6 marks
Valid information presented 6 marks
Total 20 marks
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Design and implement a dashboard for a business case.
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