This course covers some of the first steps in the development of data visualizations using spreadsheets and dashboards. Begin the process of telling a story with your data by creating the many types of charts that are available in spreadsheets like Excel. Explore the different tools of a spreadsheet, such as the important pivot function and the ability to create dashboards and learn how each one has its own unique property to transform your data. Continue to gain valuable experience by becoming familiar with the popular analytics tool - IBM Cognos Analytics - to create interactive dashboards.
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About this Course
Basic familiarity with using spreadsheet software like Excel.
What you will learn
Create basic charts and pivot charts in Excel.
Explain the important role charts play in telling a data-driven story.
Construct advanced charts and visualizations.
Build dashboards using Excel and Cognos Analytics.
Skills you will gain
- Microsoft Excel
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization (DataViz)
- IBM Cognos Analytics
- Dashboard
Basic familiarity with using spreadsheet software like Excel.
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IBM
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Visualizing Data Using Spreadsheets
In this module, you will be introduced to the basics of charts and the Excel functions that are used to create basic charts and pivot chart visualizations. By learning how to manipulate these features and creating visualizations, you will begin to understand the important role charts play in telling a data-driven story.
Creating Visualizations and Dashboards with Spreadsheets
In this module, you will learn about creating advanced charts and visualizations and learn about the basics of dashboarding and how to create a simple dashboard using a spreadsheet.
Creating Visualizations and Dashboards with Cognos Analytics
In this module, you will be introduced to another dashboarding solution called Cognos Analytics. After registering with Cognos Analytics, you will then explore the platform capabilities by creating visualizations, building a simple dashboard, and discovering its advanced features.
Final Project
Congratulations! You have now completed the modules for this course. In this module, you will complete the final assignment that will be graded by your peers. In the first part of the final assignment, you will use provided sample data to create some visualizations using Excel for the web. In the second part of the final assignment, you will create some visualizations and add them to a dashboard using Cognos Analytics.
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TOP REVIEWS FROM DATA VISUALIZATION AND DASHBOARDS WITH EXCEL AND COGNOS
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I got so many things to learn from this course. How the data can be visualized using IBM COGNOS just by simply loading .csv or excel file.
Great start to have a chance to see the world of visualization with step-by-step process and guidance to create our own dashboard. Thanks for the course.
Thanks, i will recommend this course for any person who wishes to dive into data analytics. this course is very good, i have a lot on data visualization with both excel and cognos.
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