This individual assignment requires you to design and develop an interactive dashboard using the Tableau software from a given dataset and then convey your design process as a web report on MIS771’s WordPress platform.

Important Note:

Extensions and late submissions are NOT possible for this assessment.

Assurance of Learning

This assignment assesses following Graduate Learning Outcomes and related Unit Learning Outcomes:

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This assessment will be treated as the final exam. Thus, the assessment mark and feedback cannot be released until the University officially releases the final results. The assessment mark and feedback will be published on Cloud Deakin as soon as the official results are released.

Scenario

Your employer, Beautiful Data Inc., create insightful and dynamic dashboards for their clients.

Todd has requested you to come up with an interactive dashboard for one of the clients. In his memo sent to the analytics team via SLACK (see next page), Todd has provided some guidelines to tackle the task. In particular, you are expected to explore the ClimateChange dataset and develop an interactive dashboard using Tableau Desktop software. Then, you should convey your design process as web report comprising a process component and a solution component via the WordPress platform (a template is provided).

Dataset Details (accessible via T22022ClimateChange.xlsx file)

The ‘ClimateChange’ dataset is a multivariate dataset that provides 400 survey responses of Australian on various aspects of climate change. A brief data description is available from the “Variables” worksheet in the Excel file.

Todd’s memo sent to the Analytics team via SLACK¹

12:50 pm

Today

Todd Nash 3:17 PM

#VisCallenge #ClimateChange #Project Hey, team DataViz.

Let us all start working on #ClimateChange data and see who can develop the best interactive visualisations. Remember, our work will be showcased in the upcoming online marketing campaign. More on this in my next post.

Todd Nash 3:20 pm

#VisCallenge #ClimateChange #Project

The #Data_Visualisation challenge consists of the following steps:

1. Review the #ClimateChange dataset
2. Define a #Persona that will be the #Audience of your data visualisation and develop a #story to help focus and guide your design
3. Identify key #Data_Elements in the selected dataset that could be used to explore further using data visualisation
4. Discuss why you may use certain #Visualisations
5. Keep in mind #Ethical considerations of using #3^rdparty_data
6. Develop an #Interactive_Dashboard (using the #TableauDesktop)
7. Describe key components of your final #Dashboard.
8. Deliver your project as a #Web_Report via #WordPress

Todd Nash 3:43 pm

#VisCallenge #ClimateChange #Project

Team, remember all the points mentioned in my previous comments should be done via #WordPress!

Good luck all!

Ah, and remember… I expect your projects submitted to me by Thursday 13^th October 2022, 8:00 pm.

1 Slack brings team communication and collaboration into one place so you can get more work done, whether you belong to a large enterprise or a small business. Check off your to-do list and move your projects forward by bringing the right people, conversations, tools, and information you need together. Slack is available on any device, so you can find and access your team and your work, whether you are at your desk or on the go.

Assignment Deliverables via WordPress

The assignment consists of two main sections (web pages): Process and Solution (accessible via Menu in the WordPress template). You are required to complete both parts. This assignment is equivalent to 2,500 words.

A)      Process Component

You are required to complete this section by completing four pre-set web pages under the process menu. Content presented here should be written in a ‘professional’ language and must cover the following four aspects:

1)      Describe the audience for your Data Visualisation (to be written under AUDIENCE page)

Describe the audience of the Data Visualisation you intend to create. This section should include a general description of the persona, questions they want to be answered, actions/outcomes your dashboard will be supporting, and the feeling you would like to convey.

2) Identify Data Elements

(to be written under DATA ELEMENTS page)

Using what you have learnt in the lectures and tutorials, first, please describe each column in the dataset (note: you should describe all columns regardless of whether you will ultimately use them in your visualisation or not). Then classify the data (example, Categorical, Numerical: Discrete, Continuous / Scales of measurements: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio / Time/Date, Location).

3) Describe at a high level what types of charts you might use to display the data. (to be written under THE RIGHT FIT page)

Based on the data types you described earlier in this section, along with the objectives of the persona you described, describe what charts and visualisations you think might work well to communicate the information.

4)      Finally, describe any data ethics considerations there with the data you intend to use. (to be written under ETHICS page)

Describe any considerations you think you should keep in mind while developing and sharing your visualisation.

Note: While adding content, images, and tables are allowed under these sections (web pages); students are strictly prohibited from moving web page locations, renaming web pages or adding new pages under the PROCESS component.

B)Solution Component

Under the SOLUTION component (WordPress web page), you are expected to have two deliverables, namely, Live Dashboard and Story Telling.

First, using the skills you have developed in the tutorial sessions (and leveraging any additional training and online support provided by Tableau Inc.), you should create an interactive dashboard using Tableau Desktop. Then, you should embed your interactive dashboard on the Live Dashboard web page.

Note: Instructions on retrieving embed code and importing the interactive dashboard to WordPress websites are available in the WordPress Instruction Manual.

Under the Story Telling web page, you are expected to capture and describe various screenshots of your interactive dashboard developed using Tableau Desktop.

Your descriptions, comments, or annotations of the interactive dashboard should detail how you have considered the data visualisation framework while developing the interactive dashboard.

The questions below will give you some ideas of the type of comments you should include in this section:

I.       What types of charts have you selected and why?

1. How have you used colour (or not)?

III.       How have you used hierarchy in your approach?

1. What interactive components did you introduce?

V.       How have you supported the motivations of the persona you defined?

1. Comment on data sources and any data manipulation you may have

Note: While adding content, images and tables are allowed under these sections (web pages); students are strictly prohibited from moving web page locations, renaming web pages or adding new pages under this PROCESS component.

C)      Other components of the WordPress website

There are three web pages on the WordPress website template where you need to provide additional information. These include Welcome to Beautiful Data Inc. (Home page), About Us, and Contact pages.

In the Welcome page, you may provide some information about Beautiful Data Inc. operations and the visualisation project (be creative).

In the About Us page, you should briefly introduce yourself.

Finally, students can provide their contact information (you should use fictitious contact information), including phone number, email address, and social media pages such as LinkedIn etc.