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Unit of Study ISYS2003 - Data Visualisation and Representation (2025)

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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:  Visualising comparisons and distributions

Module 4:  Advanced graphics: Visualising compositions and relationships

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

Module 6:  Dashboard design and data storytelling for business applications

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3
Melbourne N/A
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Online
Term3
N/A
Perth N/A
Term3
Sydney N/A
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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:

apply analytical knowledge of the tools, principles, techniques of visual analytics to create effective data empowered graphics to facilitate insight generation and decision-making

understand the fundamental components of data graphics and develop data visualisations in a systematic approach

representing complex relationships of data using advanced visual techniques and presentations to enable interactive investigation of data

communicating effectively and professionally with visual products and interpreting outcomes.

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