DUE TODAY research paper using Microsoft Word on how to design a Dashboard using Excel.

Dashboard Prototype Research Project

You will write a research paper using Microsoft Word on how to design a Dashboard using Excel. Your research paper should address these topics. It will require that you research all of the following information/topics.

1. INTRODUCTION - What is a Dashboard? 2. PURPOSE - What specific features in Excel are most used to create an Excel Dashboard? Why? 3. DESIGN - What should a Dashboard look like?

– Give one example of an outstanding chart. Explain in detail why it is outstanding. Address:

a. Technological features b. Design Visualization Principles c. Key metrics and/or processes d. Include a screen shot of the chart

– Give one example of an outstanding Dashboard. Explain in detail why it is outstanding. Address:

e. Technological features f. Design Visualization Principles g. Key metrics and/or processes h. Include a screen shot of the Dashboard

– Identify and explain 3 ethical issues involved in presenting business data. 4. METHOD – Conclude with a plan that includes the steps that you will take to on how you will

create a prototype of an outstanding Excel Dashboard that does not contain any ethical issues.

Requirements:

• APA Style • Cite 3 or more sources • Each Topic must be at least 100 words and address the required topics. • This paper must be in your own words. • SafeAssign Scores should be below 15%. The paper should be in your words… Not copy and

pasted off the internet. Scores between 15 percent and 40 percent: These papers include extensive quoted or paraphrased material, or they include plagiarism. I will review these papers to determine if the matching text is properly referenced. You may have points deducted. Scores over 40 percent are unacceptable and you will fail the assignment.

• Content will be graded according to the dashboard research rubric.