Tableau Level I
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Tableau: Your All-Purpose Data Visualization Tool
Well-known as the industry standard for creating all kinds of charts, Tableau is a fully featured software that allows you to create complex data visualizations: colorful representations of data that are informative and aesthetically pleasing. With Tableau, it's easy to customize your visualizations and collect them into a story or dashboard.
Make Charts, Graphs, & More
This beginner-friendly course will introduce you to Tableau Public, a free version of Tableau with various tools for creating dynamic data visualizations. You'll get hands-on right away! Once you learn how to connect to datasets, you'll start creating and editing charts, graphs, and other useful data visualizations.
Curriculum
What you'll learn
- Understand the types, formats, and sources of data, and how to connect them to Tableau
- Create foundational visualizations such as bar charts, line graphs, and treemaps using the “Show Me” panel
- Use built-in functions and custom calculations to analyze and manipulate your data within visualizations
- Clean and organize raw data using tools like the Data Interpreter, pivot features, and filters
- Build interactive dashboards and stories that combine multiple views for dynamic storytelling
- Format and publish your visualizations to Tableau Cloud or export them for sharing and presentation
Course syllabus
Understanding Data
- What is data
- Where to find data
- Foundations for building Data Visualizations
Creating Your First visualization
- Getting started with Tableau Software
- Using Data file formats
- Connecting your Data to Tableau
- Creating basic charts (line, bar charts, Treemaps)
- Using the Show me panel
Tableau Calculations
- Overview of SUM, AVG, and Aggregate features
- Creating custom calculations and fields
- Applying new data calculations to your visualization
Formatting Visualizations
- Formatting Tools and Menus
- Formatting specific parts of the view
- Editing and Formatting Axes
Manipulating Data in Tableau
- Cleaning-up the data with the Data Interpreter
- Structuring your data
- Sorting and filtering Tableau data
- Pivoting Tableau data
Advanced Visualization Tools
- Using Filters
- Using the Detail panel
- Using the Size panels
- Customizing filters
- Using and Customizing tooltips
- Formatting your data with colors
Creating Dashboards & Stories
- Using Storytelling
- Creating your first dashboard and Story
- Design for different displays
- Adding interactivity to your Dashboard
Distributing & Publishing Your Visualization
- Tableau file types
- Publishing to Tableau Online
- Sharing your visualization
- Printing and exporting
What's included
- Free course retake within one year to refresh the material and gain practice.
- Class recordings
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Live classes
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Starts at 18:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 21:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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Self-paced course
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
- Tuition
- $299
- Course length
- 6 hours
- Schedule
- On your schedule
Tableau is widely used as an industry standard for data visualization, making it a powerful tool for turning data into clear, visually engaging insights. In this self-paced course, you’ll learn how to use Tableau to create customized charts and visualizations, and organize them into dashboards and stories that communicate information effectively.
Designed for beginners, this course introduces Tableau Public, the free version of Tableau, and lets you start building visualizations right away. You’ll learn how to connect to datasets, then create and refine charts, graphs, and other visuals at your own pace while developing a strong foundation in data visualization.
Self-paced curriculum
What you'll learn self-paced
- Understand common data types, formats, and sources, and learn how to connect them to Tableau
- Create essential visualizations such as bar charts, line charts, and treemaps using the Show Me panel
- Analyze data with built-in functions and custom calculations directly within your visualizations
- Clean and structure datasets using tools like the Data Interpreter, pivoting, and filters
- Design interactive dashboards and stories by combining multiple views for dynamic storytelling
- Format, publish, and share your work through Tableau Cloud or export visuals for presentations
Self-paced syllabus
Understanding Data
- What is data
- Where to find data
- Foundations for building Data Visualizations
Creating Your First visualization
- Getting started with Tableau Software
- Using Data file formats
- Connecting your Data to Tableau
- Creating basic charts (line, bar charts, Treemaps)
- Using the Show me panel
Tableau Calculations
- Overview of SUM, AVR, and Aggregate features
- Creating custom calculations and fields
- Applying new data calculations to your visualization
Formatting Visualizations
- Formatting Tools and Menus
- Formatting specific parts of the view
- Editing and Formatting Axes
Manipulating Data in Tableau
- Cleaning-up the data with the Data Interpreter
- Structuring your data
- Sorting and filtering Tableau data
- Pivoting Tableau data
Advanced Visualization Tools
- Using Filters
- Using the Detail panel
- Using the Size panels
- Customizing filters
- Using and Customizing tooltips
- Formatting your data with colors
Creating Dashboards & Stories
- Using Storytelling
- Creating your first dashboard and Story
- Design for different displays
- Adding interactivity to your Dashboard
Distributing & Publishing Your Visualization
- Tableau file types
- Publishing to Tableau Online
- Sharing your visualization
- Printing and exporting