Tableau Training
Tableau is a powerful and fast growing data visualization tool used in the Business Intelligence Industry. It helps in simplifying raw data into the very easily understandable format. Data analysis is very fast with Tableau and the visualizations created are in the form of dashboards and worksheets. The data that is created using Tableau can be understood by professionals at any level in an organization. It even allows a non-technical user to create a customized dashboard
The following courses are offered. All courses can be customized and delivered at your location.
- Data Visualization Principles and Concepts
- Introduction to Tableau
- Advanced Tableau
DATA VISUALIZATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (3 Classes)
- Data Visualization Principles and Concepts
- Introduction to Tableau or Introduction to MS PowerBI
- Advanced Tableau or Advanced MS PowerBI
To achieve a Certificate of Competency, all classes must be taken through the Center for Business Analytics. In the event that professional experience meets the prerequisite for a class, another approved class may be substituted (limited to 1 class per Certificate of Competency)
Jeffrey Shaffer, UC Center for Business Analytics Instructor, talks about data visualization.
Introduction to Tableau
This online or two-day in-person training is designed for beginner Tableau users and anyone who works with data with or without technical or analytical backgrounds. Those with some prior Tableau experience will benefit from the many tips and trick covered in this training.
Additional topics may be covered in this course depending on attendee interest and questions.
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No prior experience required
Next class: Dec 9, 11, 16, 18 12:45 - 4:15 PM
4 online sessions
Online Course Fees: $595
These trainings can also be customized and delivered at your location.
Advanced Tableau
This online or two-day in-person Advanced Tableau training will cover intermediate and advanced topics.
Course content will include advanced chart types and business dashboards, advanced calculations in Tableau, using calculations, parameters, and table calculations, and other topics.
Additional topics may be covered in this course depending on attendee interest and questions.
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Tableau Forecast · Lines Chart Types · Dual Axis Area Chart Tile Maps · Shapes with Data Blend Mapping · Shapefiles with points on a map |
Import PDF and Data Prep · Tableau-Import Hamilton County Auditor PDF Bins · Sales or Profit Bins Calculations · Table Calculations Custom Color Palettes · Create Custom Color Palette Javascript API R Integration |
Prerequisite: Attendees should have attended previous "Introduction to Tableau" trainings or have significant experience using Tableau in a professional environment.
4 online sessions
Online Course Fees: $495 ($595 starting Jan 1 2021)
These trainings can also be customized and delivered at your location.
Data Visualization Principles and Concepts
Transform Data into Meaningful Insights
Data by itself is meaningless. Data visualization encompasses a set of techniques and principles that can be used to transform data at its most basic form into charts and tables that can be analyzed and presented to generate insights and spur action. This online or two-day in-person workshop will teach participants how to use data visualization to both analyze complex data sets to generate insights and to present analytical output as meaningful information. The course will cover data visualization best practices, design principles for creating effective data visualization, and leading software demonstrations (e.g. advanced Excel features, Tableau, R) to show participants how to effectively display and analyze complex data sets. We will introduce interactive data visualization tools that can be used to explore data and to create exceptional opportunities for generating competitive advantage This course is suitable for all levels of participants interested in learning more effective data visualization techniques. .Access will be provided to any required data visualization software.
No prior experience required
4 online sessions
Online Course Fees: $495 ($595 starting Jan 1 2021)
These trainings can also be customized and delivered at your location.
INSTRUCTOR: Jeffrey Shaffer
Tableau Zen Master Jeffrey Shaffer is an expert in applying data visualization to create insights and competitive advantage. Mr. Shaffer is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business where he teaches Data Visualization in the graduate course series for Data Analytics. He is a regular speaker at conferences, symposiums, universities and corporate training programs on the topic of data visualization, he writes for the data visualization blog at Data + Science and he was a finalist in the 2011 Tableau Interactive Visualization Competition. Mr. Shaffer also teaches data visualization at the KPMG Advisory University. Mr. Shaffer is Vice President of Information Technology and Analytics at Unifund. He joined Unifund in 1996 and has been instrumental in the creation and development of the complex systems, analytics and business intelligence platform at Unifund.Replace with your text
Testimonials
- I actually came because I had heard great things about the instructor and learned far more than I was expecting."
- "I knew some Tableau but this course put everything together for me."
- "Great course and great instructor."
- "The instructor is clearly knowledgeable and can think on the fly to answer questions."
- "Fantastic course. Lots of knowledge given in two days in a very organized method."
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