Week 6

I learned about that not all graph may be suitable to display certain information. There is a need to choose the appropriate graph to put in a dashboard. Also display the suitable kind of information on a dashboard whether it is text, graphics or both and organising the dashboard.

Below are some useful links:

This link shows the effective widgets that can be displayed on dashboard, also what are the common types of dashboard design.
http://www.tdwi.org/research/display.aspx?ID=7487


This link shows an example of a dashboard and commented on the good and bad of it.
http://www.dashboardzone.com/bad-dashboard-design


This link is the book that tells on the bad designs of dashboard and the graphs shown were also used in our lab exercise.
http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=XqvYS6KGFKEC&pg=PT59&lpg=PT59&dq=bad+dashboard+design&source=bl&ots=vnviJu0h-i&sig=PpHdi8Yxjq2CB6EF6CwWQalt6bo&hl=en&ei=x04qS5_kGMqLkAW-w4T2CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=bad%20dashboard%20design&f=false

Week 5

This week I learned about the different types of visualisation that are useful for developing graphs and dashboard. The different visual attributes that can help us differentiate or highlight the important information in the dashboard at one glance.

Here are some of the useful links that guide us to have an appropriate dashboard:

http://www.enterprise-dashboard.com/2008/07/17/4-bi-worst-practices/

http://www.enterprise-dashboard.com/

http://dashboardsbyexample.com/

http://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid91_gci1362732,00.html