Q23 (b) (2025) Enterprise Computing

As a result of advancements in technology, a company now presents employee performance information on a dashboard that is updated using real-time data, rather than spreadsheets. The data dashboard is shown.

Explain how the visualisations used in the data dashboard provided could affect the management team’s user experience and understanding of employee productivity. (4 marks)

Clues in the scenario. The dashboard replaced spreadsheets and shows live data. Look at the actual charts and the heat map in the picture, and use them as your examples.

The content it draws on

Data visualisation / Designing for user experience

Thinking about the person who will read a chart shapes how it is designed, so the chart is easy to use and its message is clear.

Data visualisation / Designing for user experience

A well-designed visual cuts down the mental effort a viewer needs, so they can spot patterns quickly and act on them.

How it connects to the question. The content point is about how the needs of the viewer shape a good visualisation. This question turns that around. It asks how this dashboard's visuals change the experience and understanding of the managers who read it.

The learning outcome EC-12-04

This outcome is about showing how a business system puts its data to work. In plain words, students explain how data is used in enterprise computing systems. Here, that means how data is shown to managers so they can understand it and act on it.

“visualisations used in the data dashboard” points to data is used. Turning live data into charts is one way a system uses data.
“understanding of employee productivity” points to data is used. The point of using the data here is so managers understand how staff are performing.
“management team” points to enterprise computing systems. The dashboard is part of the company's system, built for the people who run it.

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