Fundamentals of Visualization & Design with Tableau

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Fundamentals of Visualization & Design with Tableau

This course is part of Data Visualization & Analytics in Tableau Specialization

Instructor: Kenneth Miller

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Identify components of visualizations that make good, easy-to-understand charts.
Explore and examine the use of visualizations in external media and daily life.
Build simple visualizations in Tableau, including line charts, bar charts, area charts and complex visualizations like bullet charts.

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Assessments

6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

This beginner Tableau course introduces you to Tableau and what makes visualizations interesting and powerful. You'll identify components of visualizations that make easy-to-understand charts, explore and examine the use of visualizations in external media and daily life, and finally you'll build simple visualizations in Tableau. By the end of this course you will have a firm grasp on the Tableau essentials and be perfectly adept at handling basic visualization techniques within the tool.

In this module, we'll spend some time getting familiar with Tableau and understanding what makes a visualization easy-to-understand.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 15 minutes

Welcome to the Course! 3 minutes
Introduction to Data Visualization 7 minutes
How Tableau fits into a Data-Led Organization 5 minutes

2 readings Total 25 minutes

Syllabus 15 minutes
Assessment Expectations 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Essential Functions of Visualizations 30 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Introduce yourself! 5 minutes
What makes a visualization good or bad? Why? 10 minutes
Discuss one dashboard from the Tableau Viz of the Day 15 minutes

In this module, you'll connect Tableau to some data and learn how Tableau uses that data within the visualization space. Then, you'll begin to make some basic visualizations.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments2 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 22 minutes

Tableau in Action - Connecting to Data 6 minutes
Dimensions & Measures; Continuous & Discrete Variables 5 minutes
Simple Visual Display of Information 11 minutes

1 reading Total 15 minutes

Ingest the provided data source into Tableau 15 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Ingesting Data 30 minutes
Quiz: Dimensions, Measures, and Continuous vs. Discrete Variables 30 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 40 minutes

Discuss one Dashboard from Tableau Viz of the Day 15 minutes
Create a Simple Bar Chart with Groupings 25 minutes

In this module, we'll dive further into Tableau by creating some slightly more complex visualizations and employing filters. We'll then take a look at the role of color in visualizations and how it can be utilized to create sharp, informative visuals.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments5 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 39 minutes

Creating Groups, Sets & Simple Filters in Tableau 6 minutes
Complex Visual Display of Information 16 minutes
Utilizing Color to Improve Comprehension 17 minutes

1 reading Total 15 minutes

Choropleth Maps 15 minutes

3 assignments Total 120 minutes

Quiz: Using Color 30 minutes
Quiz: Complex Visualizations 30 minutes
Assess What You've Learned 60 minutes

5 discussion prompts Total 105 minutes

Create a Simple Line Chart and Filter the Dates 25 minutes
Create one Complex Visualization from the Lecture 25 minutes
Discuss one Dashboard from Tableau Viz of the Day 15 minutes
Create a map in Tableau 25 minutes
Discuss one Dashboard from Tableau Viz of the Day 15 minutes

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Kenneth Miller

University of Colorado Boulder

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