This course begins the Tableau journey. The basics are covered, including data sources, basic data prep, and many visualizations. Basic Dashboards and Stories are created at the conclusion.
Overview
COURSE DIFFICULTY
COURSE DURATION
3h
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Tableau Fundamentals
Connect to Data
Prep Data for Analysis
Save Tableau Workbooks
Manage Data
Create Visualizations
Dashboards and Stories
01. Introduction
- Tableau Desktop – Beginner Introduction
02. Tableau Fundamentals
- Overview of Tableau
- Tableau Products
- Navigating the Tableau Desktop Interface
- Data Talk
- Manipulating Data
03. Connection to Data
- Types of Data Sources
- Data Considerations
- Excel Worksheets as a Data Source
04. Prepping Data for Analysis
- Understanding Data Prep
- Types of Prep
05. Saving Tableau Workbooks
- Workbook File Types and Save Features
06. Managing Data
- Hierarchies
07. Creating Visualization
- Creation Techniques
- What Makes a Good Visual
- Text Tables
- Column Charts
- Stacked Bar Charts
- Two-Category Stacked Columns
- Highlight Tables
- Heat Maps
- Value Maps
- Stacked Bar Charts Revisited
- Tree Maps
- Line Charts
- Dual-Axis Line Charts
- Scatter Plots
- Using Titles and Captions
- Two-Category Stacked Column
08. Dashboards and Stories
- Understanding Dashboards
- Building Dashboards
- Building Stories
09. Conclusion
- Tableau Desktop – Beginner Recap
SKILLS LEARNED
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Tableau Fundamentals
Connect to Data
Prep Data for Analysis
Save Tableau Workbooks
Manage Data
Create Visualizations
Dashboards and Stories
COURSE OUTLINE
01. Introduction
- Tableau Desktop – Beginner Introduction
02. Tableau Fundamentals
- Overview of Tableau
- Tableau Products
- Navigating the Tableau Desktop Interface
- Data Talk
- Manipulating Data
03. Connection to Data
- Types of Data Sources
- Data Considerations
- Excel Worksheets as a Data Source
04. Prepping Data for Analysis
- Understanding Data Prep
- Types of Prep
05. Saving Tableau Workbooks
- Workbook File Types and Save Features
06. Managing Data
- Hierarchies
07. Creating Visualization
- Creation Techniques
- What Makes a Good Visual
- Text Tables
- Column Charts
- Stacked Bar Charts
- Two-Category Stacked Columns
- Highlight Tables
- Heat Maps
- Value Maps
- Stacked Bar Charts Revisited
- Tree Maps
- Line Charts
- Dual-Axis Line Charts
- Scatter Plots
- Using Titles and Captions
- Two-Category Stacked Column
08. Dashboards and Stories
- Understanding Dashboards
- Building Dashboards
- Building Stories
09. Conclusion
- Tableau Desktop – Beginner Recap
