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Unit description

Provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize contemporary data analytics tools to visualise and represent data in a clear and accessible manner and interpret its impact on business.

Unit content

Module 1:  Visual analytics for business decision making

Module 2:  Fundamental components for visualisation and graphics

Module 3:  Visually representing associations, correlations and distributions

Module 4:  Advanced graphics: visualising hierarchical associations

Module 5:  Advanced graphics: time series, maps and networks

Module 6:  Dashboard design and data storytelling for business applications

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1apply analytical knowledge of the tools, principles, techniques of visual analytics to create effective data empowered graphics to facilitate insight generation and decision-making
2understand the fundamental components of data graphics and develop data visualisations in a systematic approach
3representing complex relationships of data using advanced visual techniques and presentations to enable interactive investigation of data
4communicating effectively and professionally with visual products and interpreting outcomes.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. apply analytical knowledge of the tools, principles, techniques of visual analytics to create effective data empowered graphics to facilitate insight generation and decision-making
  2. understand the fundamental components of data graphics and develop data visualisations in a systematic approach
  3. representing complex relationships of data using advanced visual techniques and presentations to enable interactive investigation of data
  4. communicating effectively and professionally with visual products and interpreting outcomes.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Case study30%
Report and dashboard design project40%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Case study30%
Report and dashboard design project40%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Case study30%
Report and dashboard design project40%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Case study30%
Report and dashboard design project40%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Case study30%
Report and dashboard design project40%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

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International

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