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<Font size =5>'''Information Dashboard Design'''</font>
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<font size = 3>[[Media:IS428_Lesson10.pdf|Lesson 10 slides]]</font> and [http://slides.com/tskam/is428-lesson10/fullscreen web slides]
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== Content ==
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Introduction to Dashboard
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*  What is a Dashboard
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*  Categorising dashboard
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*  Typical dashboard data
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*  Presentation dashboard vs analytical dashboard
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Thirteen Common Mistakes in Dashboard Design 
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*  Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen
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*  Supplying inadequate context for the data
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*  Displaying excessive detail or precision
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*  Choosing a deficient measure
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*  Choosing inappropriate display media
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*  Introducing meaningless variety
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*  Using poorly designed display media
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*  Encoding quantitative data inaccurately
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*  Arranging the data poorly
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*  Highlighting important data ineffectivelly or Not at All
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*  Cluttering the display with useless decoration
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*  Misusing or overusing colour
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*  Designing an unattractive visual display
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How to design dashboard people love to use
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*  Creating a solid foundation
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*  Frame out the storyboard
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*  Identify the building bloacks
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*  Remember the data visualisation principles
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*  Usability as one of the key success factor
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Specialised Graphical Methods for Information Dashboard
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* Bullet graphs
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* Sparklines and Bandlines
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== Hands-on Session ==
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*  Designing a business dashboard using Tableau Public
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*  Designing an analytical dashboard using Panopticon EX Designer
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== Daily Readings ==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1"
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|width="400pt"|Readings
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|Day 1||60 mins||
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Dashboard Confusion [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/ie/dashboard_confusion.pdf]
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Dashboard Confusion Revisited [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/dboard_confusion_revisited.pdf]
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Dashboard Alerts Checklist [http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/dashboard-alerts-checklist/]
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|Day 2||60 mins||
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Dashboard Design for Rich and Rapid Monitoring [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/dd_for_rapid_monitoring.pdf]
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Pervasive Hurdles to Effective Dashboard Design [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/pervasive_hurdles_to_dd.pdf]
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Assessing the Effectiveness of a New Dashboard’s Design [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=672]
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|Day 3||60 mins||
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A Guide to Creating Dashboards People Love to Use [http://bit.ly/DashboardsPeopleLoveToUse]
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Bullet Graph Design Specification [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/misc/Bullet_Graph_Design_Spec.pdf]
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Dashboard Design: Taking a Metaphor Too Far [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/dmreview/dashboard_design.pdf]
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|Day 4||60 mins||
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Sparkline theory and practice Edward Tufte [http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001OR]
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Best Practices for Scaling Sparklines in Dashboards [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/best_practices_for_scaling_sparklines.pdf]
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Introducing Bandlines [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/introducing_bandlines.pdf] 
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|Day 5||60 mins||
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Why Most Dashboards Fail [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/misc/WhyMostDashboardsFail.pdf]
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Patent Failure: The USPTO’s Oversized but Undernourished New Dashboard [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=832]
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Oracle—Have you no shame? [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=784]
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The Vicious Cycle of Data Impoverishment [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=756]
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== References ==
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Stephen Few (2013)(2nd Edition) '''Information Dashboard Design''', Analytics Press, USA.
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==Discussion==
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[[Talk:Lesson10|Discussion Lesson 10]]

Latest revision as of 11:49, 24 October 2016

Va.jpg IS428 Visual Analytics for Business Intelligence

About

Weekly Session

Assignments

Visual Analytics Project

Course Resources

 


Information Dashboard Design

Lesson 10 slides and web slides

Content

Introduction to Dashboard

  • What is a Dashboard
  • Categorising dashboard
  • Typical dashboard data
  • Presentation dashboard vs analytical dashboard

Thirteen Common Mistakes in Dashboard Design

  • Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen
  • Supplying inadequate context for the data
  • Displaying excessive detail or precision
  • Choosing a deficient measure
  • Choosing inappropriate display media
  • Introducing meaningless variety
  • Using poorly designed display media
  • Encoding quantitative data inaccurately
  • Arranging the data poorly
  • Highlighting important data ineffectivelly or Not at All
  • Cluttering the display with useless decoration
  • Misusing or overusing colour
  • Designing an unattractive visual display

How to design dashboard people love to use

  • Creating a solid foundation
  • Frame out the storyboard
  • Identify the building bloacks
  • Remember the data visualisation principles
  • Usability as one of the key success factor

Specialised Graphical Methods for Information Dashboard

  • Bullet graphs
  • Sparklines and Bandlines


Hands-on Session

  • Designing a business dashboard using Tableau Public
  • Designing an analytical dashboard using Panopticon EX Designer


Daily Readings

Day Time required Readings
Day 1 60 mins

Dashboard Confusion [1]

Dashboard Confusion Revisited [2]

Dashboard Alerts Checklist [3]

Day 2 60 mins

Dashboard Design for Rich and Rapid Monitoring [4]

Pervasive Hurdles to Effective Dashboard Design [5]

Assessing the Effectiveness of a New Dashboard’s Design [6]

Day 3 60 mins

A Guide to Creating Dashboards People Love to Use [7]

Bullet Graph Design Specification [8]

Dashboard Design: Taking a Metaphor Too Far [9]

Day 4 60 mins

Sparkline theory and practice Edward Tufte [10]

Best Practices for Scaling Sparklines in Dashboards [11]

Introducing Bandlines [12]

Day 5 60 mins

Why Most Dashboards Fail [13]

Patent Failure: The USPTO’s Oversized but Undernourished New Dashboard [14]

Oracle—Have you no shame? [15]

The Vicious Cycle of Data Impoverishment [16]

References

Stephen Few (2013)(2nd Edition) Information Dashboard Design, Analytics Press, USA.



Discussion

Discussion Lesson 10

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