Assessment Instructions

In class: As a group, you will be examining the dataset provided to you. You will provide an oral presentation of the work in parts A to D during the third hour of the workshop. You are encouraged to use a BI tool but can use the whiteboard, cards and notes to help you explain each section.

After class: As an individual, you will take notes in class as you discuss the group project. You will then write a report which summarises the analytics. recommendations, visualisations and statistics used.

PART A

As a group,

• Discuss the quality of the data.

• Summarise the content in your own words.

• Create notes for the presentation.

As individuals,

• Write dot points on this section in your own words

Part B

As a group,

• Analyse the data to determine what insights regarding profitability and revenue (what factors affect these quantities, is there any seasonality? How does shipping come in to play? etc..)

• Create notes on this section.

As individuals,

• Write dot points in your own words.

Part C

As a group,

• Prepare visualisation for presentation.

• Provide a critique of this section, i.e. how useful/accurate do you think these recommendations and insights are? Could the company act on this advice?

• Create notes on this section.

As individuals,

• Write dot points in your own words on the company recommendations discussed.

Part D:

As a group,

• Discuss ways in which the analysis could be improved.

• Discuss the key insights and possible future strategies.

As individuals,

• Write dot points in your own words on why you chose certain visualisations to present your data