Unit Synopsis
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
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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.
Assessment Tasks
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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%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 18.18% response rate.
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.
Source: Discipline meeting and student evaluation
The lecture needs to be more interactive to enhance student engagement.
Revise the lecture materials to incorporate interactive elements, such as multimedia content and active learning strategies, to enhance student engagement and deepen learning outcomes.
Lecture materials were updated with H5P interactive activities to introduce Power BI.
Source: Student evaluation
The tutorial duration should be extended from one hour to two hours to facilitate more in-depth discussions, incorporate practical activities, and enhance student engagement.
Consider increasing the tutorial duration in the next offering and supplementing it with additional resources to support deeper learning and student engagement.
Tutorial duration was increased, and additional activities were developed to provide more practice opportunities, support deeper learning, and enhance student engagement.
Source: Unit Coordinator's Reflection
A stronger theoretical background on dashboard design and analysis is required.
Include more theory-based content on dashboard design and analysis to strengthen students’ understanding of core principles.
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Evaluation
Lack of full access to the Microsoft Power BI Service limited practical learning.
Provide students with full access to the Microsoft Power BI Service or a similar environment to support hands-on learning and project development.
In Progress
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