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Data Visualization with Tableau SpecializationUniversity of California, Davis

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Leveraging the visualizations you created in the previous course, Visual Analytics with Tableau, you will create dashboards that help you identify the story within your data, and you will discover how to use Storypoints to create a powerful story to leave a lasting impression with your audience.
You will balance the goals of your stakeholders with the needs of your end-users, and be able to structure and organize your story for maximum impact. Throughout the course you will apply more advanced functions within Tableau, such as hierarchies, actions and parameters to guide user interactions.  For your final project, you will create a compelling narrative to be delivered in a meeting, as a static report, or in an interactive display online.

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Data Visualization with Tableau Specialization

Beginner Level

Familiar with Tableau and comfortable working with data and datasets.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Combine the data and follow the best practices to present your story
Create calculated fields for KPIs to build a figure that will be used to measure progress in the data
Assemble a dashboard
Analyze concepts and techniques for compelling storytelling with data

Skills you will gain

Storyboarding
Tableau Software
Data Virtualization
Data Visualization (DataViz)

Flexible deadlines

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Course 4 of 5 in the

Data Visualization with Tableau Specialization

Beginner Level

Familiar with Tableau and comfortable working with data and datasets.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

English

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Govind Acharya

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Hunter Whitney

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University of California, Davis

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Planning and Preproduction: Aligning your Audience, Stakeholders, and Data

Welcome to the first module of this course! In the following modules, you will learn and work with concepts, tips, and techniques to help you explore data, identify meaningful findings, and then explain them through the power of data visualization and storytelling. In this module, you will be able to determine the who, what, why, and how of the story and discover the importance of planning before you start. You will be able to interview your stakeholders and assess your audience to find the right story in the data. By the end of this module, you will be able to define what a story is and build a basic framework for presenting your story. Let's get started!

4 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 71 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

11 videos

Course Introduction3mWhat is a Story?6mIntroduction to Planning and Preproduction for Visualizations1mA Design Checklist of the Who, What, Why, and How7mStart with Your Stakeholders3mAddressing Your Audience and Their Context9mFinding the Story14mPrioritizing, Optimizing, and Designing the Data Story5mCase Study - "The Tale of 100 Entrepreneurs" (Part 1)6mCase Study - "The Tale of 100 Entrepreneurs" (Part 2)3mCase Study - "The Tale of 100 Entrepreneurs" (Part 3)7m

7 readings

A Note from UC Davis10mSave Workbooks to Tableau Public10mJournalistic Data Stories20mAdditional Readings20mProject Brief5mSylvia and Terrence Personas5mSample - SuperStore Dataset5m

1 practice exercise

Module 130m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Key Metrics, Indicators, and Decision Triggers

Welcome to Module 2. In this module, you will identify the key metrics that will provide the answers to your business question. You will develop an understanding of the types of ways KPIs can be visualized. You will create calculated fields for KPIs to build a figure that will be used to measure progress in the data. By the end of this module, you should be able to set thresholds and create alerts to trigger a decision. We will also discuss the topic of quality and constraints of the data.

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 52 min)

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Dashboard and Storytelling with Data

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 81 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

Best Practices for Dashboard Design2mDashboard Design Principles 1, 2, & 310mDashboard Design Principles 4, 5, & 67mHierarchies, Actions, Filters, and Parameters (Parts 1&2)26mHierarchies, Actions, Filters, and Parameters (Part 3)18mHierarchies, Actions, Filters, and Parameters (Part 4)12mImportant Considerations for Creating Dashboards3m

2 readings

Pre-Reading: Tableau Whitepaper10mRecommended Readings30m

1 practice exercise

Module 330m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Tell the Story of Your Data

Welcome to Module 4. Although this course focuses on Tableau, we will look at a wider range of examples and techniques to help you become a better data storyteller. By the end of this module, you should be able to leverage concepts and techniques designed to help you become a more focused and compelling storyteller with data as the foundation. We will discuss ways to avoid unintentionally creating false narratives with good data. You will also learn about what neuroscience research tells us about stories, audience engagement, and decision drivers. You will use structural story elements to help improve the relatability of the story and explore ways design and textual elements can affect the emotional tone of a story. Lastly, you will learn how to frame and format the data story based on your design checklist. Let's get started!

5 hours to complete

17 videos (Total 132 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

17 videos

Tell the Story of Your Data Introduction1mThe Art of Storytelling (Past, Present, and Future)3mStorytelling and the Human Brain5mBringing Data to Life: Emotions and Data Storytelling7mEmotion Modulators: Color, Language, and Other Design Elements8mFraming and Format4mFraming, Conventions, and Priming8mFalse Narratives and Data Storytelling6mTelling the Stories within the Story (Part 1)5mTelling the Stories within the Story (Part 2)4mStory Considerations6mPreparation of the Story Points11mSetting Up the Story14mCreating Points in the Story16mInteractive Story6mCreate a Data Story in a Static Presentation20mCourse Summary1m

3 readings

Pre-Reading: Tableau Whitepaper and Training Video10mExamples of Emotions in Data Storytelling10mAdditional Readings30m

1 practice exercise

Module 430m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM CREATING DASHBOARDS AND STORYTELLING WITH TABLEAU

by EPAug 28, 2020

Really tangible and useful. I have been able to take what I've learned in this specialization so far to create dashboards at work. I'm really pleased with how much I've learned in such a short time!

by DSAug 26, 2017

Very well taught and straigh to the points. Also liked to have different speakers throughout the module: it is refreshing. Thanks and keep it up !

by RGOct 18, 2020

Creating Dashboards and Storytelling with Tableau was a nice course from UC Davis I liked the course structure and also the final week 4 project.

by JKJul 23, 2020

I thought Tableau would be difficult but this course series made it very easy. I have learnt new skills which will be useful in my career for sure. Thanks a lot.

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About the Data Visualization with Tableau Specialization

In 2020 the world will generate 50 times the amount of data as in 2011. And 75 times the number of information sources (IDC, 2011). Being able to use this data provides huge opportunities and to turn these opportunities into reality, people need to use data to solve problems.

This Specialization, in collaboration with Tableau, is intended for newcomers to data visualization with no prior experience using Tableau. We leverage Tableau's library of resources to demonstrate best practices for data visualization and data storytelling. You will view examples from real world business cases and journalistic examples from leading media companies. By the end of this specialization, you will be able to generate powerful reports and dashboards that will help people make decisions and take action based on their business data. You will use Tableau to create high-impact visualizations of common data analyses to help you see and understand your data. You will apply predicative analytics to improve business decision making. The Specialization culminates in a Capstone Project in which you will use sample data to create visualizations, dashboards, and data models to prepare a presentation to the executive leadership of a fictional company.

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