Data Visualization and Reporting

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Data Visualization and Reporting

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Instructor: Professionals from the Industry

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

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Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Choose the right chart and apply visual design to make insights clear and compelling.
Build core visuals and static dashboards in Tableau and Excel; format layouts for clarity and consistency.
Create reports with titles and annotations that highlight key findings and guide decisions.

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There are 4 modules in this course

In Data Visualization and Reporting, you’ll learn to turn raw data into clear charts, dashboards, and reports that people actually use. This course is organized around workplace skills and job tasks, mirroring responsibilities you’ll see in real job descriptions. Start by checking what you already know, then focus on the areas you want to strengthen. If you’re confident, skip ahead. If a topic is new, review targeted lessons curated from multiple expert instructors.

You’ll practice choosing the right chart for an analytical purpose, applying visual design for clarity and impact, and building visuals in Tableau and Excel. Then you’ll assemble them into readable dashboards and reports, format layouts for consistency, and add titles and annotations that surface the “so what.” Each module culminates in a graded, job-task assessment to help you validate progress. By the end, you’ll be ready to perform common tasks in roles like Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Reporting Analyst, Operations Analyst, or Dashboard Developer.

Start here to learn how this skill-based course works and find your recommended starting point. You’ll take a short, ungraded diagnostic to check your current skills, then decide whether to go directly to the graded skill assessments or review targeted learning content first.

What's included

1 reading3 assignments

Use this module to build the skills for the job task Design and Build Effective Visualizations. You'll learn how to identify the right chart type for a given analytical purpose, apply visual design principles to enhance clarity and impact, and build effective charts in standard software and BI tools like Tableau and Excel. Review the lessons that match the skills you want to strengthen before completing the related graded assessment.

What's included

8 videos6 readings6 assignments4 ungraded labs

8 videosTotal 48 minutes

The Four Families of Visualization6 minutes
How to Match a Chart to Your Goal?7 minutes
Why a Five-Second Test Matters?5 minutes
How to Declutter a Chart: A Step-by-Step Makeover?6 minutes
Building Your First Visualizations4 minutes
Advanced Charting Techniques8 minutes
Building Your First Visualizations4 minutes
Advanced Charting Techniques8 minutes

6 readingsTotal 93 minutes

A Deeper Dive into Chart Families8 minutes
The Principles of Clear Design5 minutes
Choosing the Right Visualization: A Guide to Basic Chart Types10 minutes
Specialized Visualizations in Tableau30 minutes
Choosing the Right Visualization: A Guide to Basic Chart Types10 minutes
Specialized Visualizations in Tableau30 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 115 minutes

Hands-On Learning: Chart Selection Challenge20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Chart Selection & Visualization Matching10 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Improve A Chart15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Chart Refinement Principles10 minutes
The Refined Visualization30 minutes
Practice Your Skills: Design and Build Effective Visualizations30 minutes

4 ungraded labsTotal 240 minutes

Basic Visualization Lab60 minutes
Specialized Visualization Lab60 minutes
Basic Visualization Lab60 minutes
Specialized Visualization Lab60 minutes

Use this module to build the skills for the job task Build Dashboards and Reports. You'll learn how to apply formatting that keeps dashboards clear and readable, assemble individual visualizations into a coherent static layout, and add descriptive annotations and titles that communicate the key finding to your audience. Review the lessons that match the skills you want to strengthen before completing the related graded assessment.

What's included

4 videos5 readings1 assignment6 ungraded labs

4 videosTotal 20 minutes

Designing Interactive Dashboards6 minutes
Designing Interactive Dashboards6 minutes
Optimizing and Sharing Your Dashboards5 minutes
Crafting Data Stories With BI Tools4 minutes

5 readingsTotal 140 minutes

Dashboard Design Principles: Creating Interactive User Experiences30 minutes
Best Practices for Dashboard Performance and Publishing30 minutes
Dashboard Design Principles: Creating Interactive User Experiences30 minutes
Narrative Visualization Techniques30 minutes
Leveraging Automated Insights in Tableau20 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Practice Your Skills: Build Dashboards and Reports30 minutes

6 ungraded labsTotal 360 minutes

Dashboard Lab60 minutes
Multi-Visual Dashboard Design Challenge60 minutes
Dashboard Lab60 minutes
Open Lab Activity: Public Dashboard Optimization60 minutes
Data Story Lab60 minutes
Multi-Visual Dashboard Design Challenge60 minutes

Review the skills you practiced and demonstrated in this course, then prepare to describe them in career-relevant ways. You’ll also explore recommended skill paths that can help you continue building related job-ready skills.

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