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Course Description
You are an experienced Tableau user who wants to learn more about best practices for sharing information and insights. The Visual Analytics course helps Tableau users design visualizations that viewers can easily understand and use.
This course uses Tableau to develop and discuss visualizations, but does not include instruction on how to use Tableau products—we expect that you already know how to navigate and use Tableau.
Audience
You should already know how to use Tableau well. Ideally, you have taken Desktop I: Fundamentals and Desktop II: Intermediate courses, but this is not an official prerequisite. Be aware that we won’t introduce you to product
features or walk you through step-by-step instructions.
Objectives
In this course, you will learn to design visualizations that effectively share information and insights with others. This course will strengthen your understanding of visual best practices.
By the end of this course you will:
- Design visualizations to effectively leverage sensory and short-term memory
- Design visualizations to inform viewers without misleading
- Effectively use chart types to answer specific quesitons
- Design dashboards and stories using visual best practices
Duration
2 Days – Live Classroom/Virtual
Prerequisites
Some familiarity with Tableau Desktop
Optional but recommended: Tableau Desktop I & II
Topics Covered
Describe the visual analytics process and it’s advantages
Analyze how memory is used to interpret visualizations
Revise visualizations to reduce cognitive load
Effectively use pre-attentive attributes in visualizations
Identify ways to design visualizations so that they inform without misleading
Identify the most appropriate chart types to answer specific questions
Identify best practices and considerations for a variety of chart types
Effectively use chart types to answer specific questions
Identify visual best practices for dashboard and story design
Describe the process of designing a dashboard or story
Create a dashboard or story using visual best practices