Assessment 2 Information

Subject Code: DATA4100

Subject Name: Data Visualisation Software
Assessment Title: Group presentation showcase
Assessment Type: Slide presentation
Presentation Length: 8 Minutes (+/-10%)
Weighting: 30 %
Total Marks: 30
Submission: In class (In online workshop)
Due Date: Week 11

Your Task
• Your lecturer will form groups of 3-4 in class
• Given a business problem and small data set, construct a dashboard and participate in an 8-
minute role play involving the presentation of results to a manager.

Assessment Description

Business Context: Your team are to perform an analysis (Part A) and presentation (Part B) of data
which relates to persons on different visa types, entering and leaving Australia. You need to present
this to a group of managers at the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (assumed to
be in the class audience). See Part A and B Instructions below.

Data Set:
• You will be provided with the following data set in class in Week 11: “DATA4100_migration.xlsx”
Original Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics © Commonwealth of Australia 2019
• Variable descriptions are provided below.
State State name in Australia
Major groupings and visa Groupings of persons , e.g. Temporary visa, permanent, NZ, etc.
Visa type (per sector), e.g. VOC Ed, Higher Ed, Working holiday,
Type of visa etc.
Arrivals Net Overseas Migration Arrivals
Departures Net Overseas Migration departures
Nett Net Overseas Migration

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 Assessment Instructions

Face-to-Face Students

• Your lecturer will form groups of 3-4 in class

• Each group needs to ensure they bring at least one laptop to the class in Week 11 and
have access to a data visualisation software (free student license)
• Your lecturer will email the migration data set to your groups at the start of class.
• Complete the assessment task below in groups:
o You will have 50 minutes to do Part A below (Create the visualisation) after which
you will email the visualisations to the lecturer.
o You will have 30 minutes to do Part B below (Prepare your group presentation)
• For the rest of the class each group will be given 8 minutes to present (The class will run
for 3 hours)
• This task is open book

Online Students

• Your lecturer will form groups of 3-4 in class

• Each group needs to ensure they attend the online workshop in week 11 and have
access to a computer and data visualisation software (free student license)
• Your lecturer will email the migration data set to your groups at the start of online
workshop.
• Complete the assessment task below in break out groups:
o You will have 50 minutes to do Part A below (Create the visualisation) after which
you will email the visualisations to the lecturer.
o You will have 30 minutes to do Part B below (Prepare your group presentation)
• For the rest of the online workshop each group will be given 8 minutes to present (The
online workshop will run for 3 hours)
• This task is open book

Assessment Tasks
• Part A: Construct a dashboard with at least three charts, using software of your choice.
o You will be given 50 minutes to create visualisations in your groups that best represent the
data to a group of managers at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship interested in
migration trends in Australia.
o After 50 minutes have elapsed hand in (email) your visualisations to the lecturer.

• Part B: Once the visualisations are created, each member of your group should take one of these
roles:
o Data Analyst (Understands data storage/access and analysis)
o Data Visualizer (Understands best practice in designing of dashboards)
o Analytics Translator (Understands how to translate the results for executives in brief and
layman’s terms (simple language)
o Manager or executive (understands the “big picture” to be in the audience asking
questions)
o If you only have three members, you can combine the Analyst and Visualiser roles.

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 • Prepare a presentation for managers at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship about
migration trends in Australia. You will have 30 minutes to prepare.
• Each group will have 8 minutes to present the dashboard to your manager and the wider audience.
• The pretend Data Analyst, Data Visualiser, and Data Translator should spend two minutes each
presenting the results, as follows
o The Data Analyst will explain what data was available and the choice of charts
o The Data Visualiser will explain overall design considerations
o The Data Translator will explain aspects of the results in simple language

• The manager (audience) will have two minutes to ask questions relevant to the dashboard results
and comment on the results.
• The wider audience will then be asked if they have questions.

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Assessment Marking Guide
Data Visualisation Software
Part A: Dashboard design
Part B: Presentation of
Dashboard and questions
from the manager
Class Interaction
Presentation Structure
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Marks Available
Design a simple dashboard with
three graphs addressing
migration trends.
10 marks
Construct the dashboard to be
easy to read and interpret
Present aspects of the
dashboard in a clear and
engaging way as follows:
• The Data Analyst will explain
what data was available and
the choice of charts
• The Data Visualiser will explain
overall design considerations
12 marks
• The Data Translator will
explain aspects of the results in
simple language
• The manager will have three
minutes to ask questions
relevant to the dashboard
results and comment on the
results
Engage the audience interest 3 marks
and take into account audience
background and motivation.
Structure the presentations to be
concise & their presentation
should have a natural order,
5 marks
relevant findings and be directed
at the manager
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