An introduction to reporting on student and course data using the Business Intelligence Explorer tool

Audience

This workshop is designed for staff with ‘standard’ BI Suite access, who are required to interrogate Student Systems data as part of their role. This shouldn’t be confused with the regular running of reports, but the ‘drilling’ into Student Systems data for analysis requirements.

Aim

The workshops will initially introduce staff to the reporting tool, but the majority of the session will be set aside to allow attendees to experiment, with Student Systems staff available to supply advice and answer any queries.

Session breakdown

The following topics will be covered:

  • How do I access & navigate BI Explorer?
  • What is an InfoSpace?
  • How do I filter within an InfoSpace?
  • How do I export an InfoSpace into a report?
  • How do I create an Exploration View set?