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MAN-30119 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 17 March 2026

MAN-30119 - Advanced Data Visualisation
Coordinator: Dan Herbert Room: N/A
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

In this module you will develop your skills in business and data analysis. You will use Tableau software, commonly used in many organisations, to prepare working solutions to organisational data needs. You will study how to undertake an analytics project from the identification of relevant data sets through to user focussed data reporting. At the end of the module will be ready, if you choose, to undertake professional certification in Tableau analysis.

Aims
This module aims to allow students to develop advanced skills in the analysis and communication of complex data. Students will draw on their prior study of data management, preparation, analysis and visualisation and apply these skills to develop user focussed data visualisations. Their work should be of a standard that would enable users to understand the key messages contained in data and make informed decisions about operational or strategic issues.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify data sets that are relevant to a particular task, merge them, clean the data, and structure the data in formats suitable for further analysis: 1
Use advanced Tableau functions to analyse complex data sets and produce accurate, user focussed visual representations of data: 1
Identify and evaluate the information needs of a wide range of data users and design communications strategies that meet their needs.: 1
Critically evaluate their own work and identify continuous improvements.: 1

Study hours

6x1 hour lectures
9x2 hour practical workshops
126 hours of self directed work on assessment task and structured learning using Tableau Learning resources working towards the completion of the assessment task.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Project weighted 100%
Tableau Project - 2500 word equivalent


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 17 March 2026