Teaching Case: California Dreamin' Housing Market Visualizations in Tableau

Authors

Aimee Jacobs, California State University FresnoFollow
Jacquelin J. Curry, California State University FresnoFollow
Concetta A. DePaolo, Indiana State UniversityFollow
Fernando Parra, California State University FresnoFollow

Abstract

This manuscript describes the use of real data applied to a fictional real-estate firm for teaching data visualization to university students. In the case study, students employ data analytic techniques in Tableau to clean, organize, and analyze real estate data. By creating visualizations, students address several questions about how selling prices of homes are affected by various factors such as location, industry trends, and property characteristics. The case has been used in business analytics courses; students reported finding the case study relevant and useful, and they were found to largely meet the learning goals of the case, including proficiency with cleaning and filtering data, and creating clear and useful visualizations to convey meaning in Tableau.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.62273/YZHB9002

Recommended Citation

Jacobs, Aimee; Curry, Jacquelin J.; DePaolo, Concetta A.; and Parra, Fernando (2024) "Teaching Case: California Dreamin' Housing Market Visualizations in Tableau," Journal of Information Systems Education: Vol. 35 : Iss. 2 , 144-147.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62273/YZHB9002
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jise/vol35/iss2/4