
Class Description
This 5-day instructor led course is a bundle of Tableau 101 – Introduction to Tableau Desktop & Tableau 201 – Advanced Tableau Desktop.
You will first gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of using Tableau Desktop then expand your Tableau Desktop knowledge into intermediate and advanced levels.
Through structured hands-on practice using real-world activities and data sets, you will gain a thorough understanding of the core concepts, techniques and terminology used in Tableau and be able to quickly create impactful and powerful visualizations from any data source, combine these visualizations into interactive dashboards and data stories, and effectively use Tableau Desktop to explore and gain insights into data, including effectively presenting and communicating those insights to others. As you advanced through this intence bootcamp, you will learn more in-depth Tableau features and increasingly sophisticated charting approaches to solve more demanding data visualization requirements.
Course Benefits
Attending this class will deliver dramatic gains in your ability to see and understand data using Tableau. The class will teach you how to use Tableau effectively as a powerful tool to harness your brain’s natural ability to quickly spot visual patterns in data so you gain new insights and understanding as you explore that data.
You will leave this class with powerful new skills that will let you answer questions about your data as fast as you can think of them. You’ll be equipped to discover new opportunities and eureka moments currently hidden in raw data that you or your organization probably already has available. You will learn the best practices recommended by Tableau for effectively translating raw data into actionable business intelligence and real business results.
At course completion, participants will be able to analyze data using more advanced Tableau techniques, such as advanced calculations, table calculations, parameters, advanced mapping techniques (including custom background images), animation with motion charts, and highly interactive dashboards. Data visualization best practices will be emphasized throughout the course.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for the beginner to intermediate-level Tableau user. It is appropriate for anyone who wants to better be able to explore, understand and gain insights from data from any source including Excel or other spreadsheet files, text files such as .CSV or other exports from any software system, cloud or on premise data sources, or any other data set.
This includes:
- Business executives and managers
- Data analysts and business intelligence professionals
- Data driven marketers
Suggested Prerequisites
No previous experience with Tableau is necessary prior to attending this course.
Participants do not need an IT background to be successful with Tableau or with this course.
Participants are expected to have a basic familiarity with general business data and/or spreadsheet concepts (such as tables, rows/columns, records/fields).
Certifications, Exams, and Continuing Education
Tableau offers two levels of certifications for users of Tableau Desktop. More information on Tableau’s certification and exams is available at https://www.tableau.com/support/certification
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Our goal is to make sure your class meets your objectives, not ours. Therefore, all of our outlines are treated as guides to help steer the workshop. This outline does not guarantee that all the topics listed will be covered in the time allowed. The amount of material covered is based on the skill level of the student audience. We may change or alter course topics to best suit the classroom situation.
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