Foundation Skills in Data Analysis Assignment -
Analysing the Visual Presentation of an Organisation's Annual Report
Learning Outcomes
- Discipline knowledge and capabilities: appropriate to the level of study related to a discipline or profession
- Apply the fundamentals of quantitative reasoning to solve real-world problems.
Overview - For this assignment, we will use the ideas and concepts introduced In Module 1 to evaluate the presentation of information
The evaluation will centre on the suitability of Charts, Tables and/or Graphs used to represent, or visualize, data. The source document for these Charts, Tables and/or Graphs will be a published report from a Government or significant Organisation of your choice. (An example of a suitable annual report can be found at the end of this document under "Supporting Materials")
There are many suitable reports that you can use for your evaluation and you might be comfortable selecting a document that is aligned with your current field of study. For instinct, if you were a Business student then you might like to choose a listed (public) company's Annual Investor Presentation such as the example shown under "Supporting Materials". These types of reports can be sourced from a public company's website (usually under Investor Centre) or the Australian Stock Exchange {ASK). Other suitable source could be international organisation (e.g. World Health Organisation (WHO)), government departments or enterprises (e.g. Education Departments, water authorities, etc).
When selecting a report to evaluate, ensure that the document is publically available and has wide selection of Charts, Tables and Graphs.
Scenario - In this assignment you will undertake two distinct tasks, Part A and Part B. First, you will develop a list of generic evaluation criteria valid practices when developing, or constructing, Charts, Tables and Graphs (i.e. visualisations). Second, you will use the criteria you have just developed to evaluate the suitability of the Charts, Tables and Graphs (i.e. visualisations) utilised in a publically available report of your choice (subject to the conditions listed later in this document).
Requirements -
Part A - Develop Evaluation Criteria
Your evaluation criteria need to objective, in that they stipulate the rules you would use in establishing whether a Chart, Table or Graph utilised in your selected Report, is appropriate. You need to make sure that each of your criterion is written in such a manner that a reasonable person can readily understand, or appreciate, the message being conveyed. You are expected to address approximately 20 criteria.
You should also group your criteria by visualisation type. For example, you might choose "Common", "Chart", "Table" and "Graph", or some other suitable grouping. You are not restricted to these specific headings.
It's also important that you number each separate criterion as you will need to refer to this number when undertaking Task 2.
Guidelines -
1. The following word counts should be used as a guide for this assessment.
- Criteria: Qty 20 with 20 to 30 words in each (i.e., 400 to 600 words)
- Evaluation: Qty 12 with 100 to 120 words in each (i.e. 1200 to 1440 words), or Oty 15 with 100 to 120 words in each (i.e. 1500 to 1800 words)
Therefore, using the above guidelines, your assignment should be no less than 1500 words and no more than 2400 words (i.e. 2000 words)
2. For this assignment, we are only interested in the Charts, Tables and Graphs contained in fur selected published report.
Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar