Abstract:

Dashboards are a basic element in Data Science. Well planned dashboards help the staff of a company at all levels of the organization. They allow them to ask questions and respond them in real time. As a result, this information allows them to make appropriate decisions and facilitates innovation.

A fundamental component in dashboards are the visualizations by means of dynamic graphic objects that can be explored. These visualizations must be analyzed dynamically so that Business Master students can intuitively arrive to several insights that bring them closer to the nature of the problems.

Learning by doing and consulting. We are going to use a dashboard on innovation elaborated by Bankinter Fundation in the Platform Google Data Analytics. The proposed teaching dynamic includes the formation of work teams of 5-7 students. The challenge starts when each group poses several questions to the rest of the teams. To answer these questions the students must consult the proposed dashboard. There is a time limit to answer each question. The winner team answers correctly more questions and explains the way to obtain this information. This way, students get used to dashboards and visualisation tools and start learning with a good dashboard model that prepares them to later select and design proper tools. As a further result, we have appreciated that using visualisation in teaching can increase student engagement and performance.

Keywords:

Business decisions, visualisation tools, teams, dashboards.