Introduction to Dashboarding

Grafana Setup and Azure PostgreSQL Connection

Pipeline Health Dashboard

Data Quality Dashboard

Presenting Metrics and Definitions

Practice

Assignment

Gotchas & Pitfalls

Week 11 Lesson Plan (Teachers)

Week 11 Lesson Plan (Teachers)

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Suggested Topics to Cover

• Demo: live Grafana setup connecting to Azure PostgreSQL and building a panel from scratch
• Demo: building a pipeline health dashboard step by step, explaining design choices
• Workshop: students connect Grafana and build their first panel with guided instructions
• Discussion: what makes a good metric definition, with examples of ambiguous metrics
• Practice presentations: students present dashboards in pairs, give each other feedback
• Class presentations: each student presents their dashboard (5 minutes per person)
• Peer review: structured feedback forms for dashboard clarity, design, and metric definitions
• Assessment rubric: dashboard completeness, query correctness, presentation clarity, metric documentation
• Time allocation guidance (note: student presentations at 5 min each = 60-90 min for a typical class)
• Pre-class setup: students need Grafana access configured before class
• Suggested session structure (demo → workshop → presentations)
• Assessment rubric with concrete criteria, not just category names

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