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About the Course

In this course, you will analyze and apply essential design principles to your Tableau visualizations. This course assumes you understand the tools within Tableau and have some knowledge of the fundamental concepts of data visualization. You will define and examine the similarities and differences of exploratory and explanatory analysis as well as begin to ask the right questions about what’s needed in a visualization. You will assess how data and design work together, including how to choose the appropriate visual representation for your data, and the difference between effective and ineffective visuals. You will apply effective best practice design principles to your data visualizations and be able to illustrate examples of strategic use of contrast to highlight important elements. You will evaluate pre-attentive attributes and why they are important in visualizations. You will exam the importance of using the "right" amount of color and in the right place and be able to apply design principles to de-clutter your data visualization....

Top reviews

SL

Jun 1, 2020

This course really changed my perspective in how to create visualization not just using Tableau but in every visualization application. I'm very happy I could take it and learned from it.

JC

Apr 6, 2021

Great coverage of chart types and creating them. Step by step instruction with the "why" element helped me understand how to pursue the chart and understand why I would want to use it.

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By Jose D

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May 3, 2018

While the theories and concepts were good and made sense there was not enough practical content to be able to cement these ideas, meaning there is extra effort on having to retain these concepts.

By Devin

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Sep 12, 2019

Instructions for the final assignment should be more specific since I had to resubmit it multiple times before someone left feedback about using the profit ratio to gain full points

By Jaime L

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Feb 13, 2022

This course was ok. There's not much active Tableau work and most of the concepts could be better illustrated in conjunction with Tableau applications.

By Miles W

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Mar 23, 2021

The content was good but the module tasks are very annoying. Sometimes you get asked questions that are not properly covered by the material.

By Corey G

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Feb 6, 2017

The assignment for week 2 should have been the last assignment in this sequence and was not clearly explained or taught in the videos.

By MJ S

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Apr 19, 2023

The course has links to readings that are no longer current and therefore inaccessible. Yet the course depends on the readings.

By Satyanarayanan V

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Nov 3, 2024

The contents of the course are great but support to help activate licenses is zero. I couldn't activate both my licenses.

By Lin Y

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Aug 18, 2019

This course is alright, straightforward but un-surprising. Need more course material on HOW to use Tableau's functions.

By Kareem Z

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Nov 7, 2022

Overall it was good but I think it was too theoretical. Too many concepts without applications on Tableau.

By Quoc V

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Dec 18, 2022

This course should be taught for school credit rather than here. Too much theory, we need more practice

By Siegrid P

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Sep 30, 2021

There is a lot of theoretical material instead of providing the practical ropes in Tableau

By sebastian s v

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Aug 5, 2017

I would like to have more additional material to read..i think the videos are not enougth

By Jérémy M

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May 2, 2017

A littler redundant when you compare it to the previoud courses.

The map part is good.

By Claudia V

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May 5, 2021

We need the subtitles to be within the videos and not in a paragraph below the video

By Henry H A

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Aug 23, 2021

ok course. do not like peer review as it lacks standardized grading system.

By Javier

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Oct 29, 2021

Great course with a lot of theorical information about the design process

By Dmitry K

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Dec 5, 2021

Too little practice, all desire to learn Tableau is slowly fading away..

By Drew O

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Feb 6, 2017

This course is only useful if you have no experience visualizing data.

By Andrew A

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Mar 13, 2020

Good backgrounder, but should have incorporated Tableau a bit more.

By Laurent B

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Feb 20, 2020

I think the course must be more practical and less theoretical.

By Ponciano R

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Mar 12, 2019

Good for an introductory course, needs more practice exercises.

By Andre D

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Jun 14, 2021

Not as much practical application, but content is great.

By Carlos S

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Mar 29, 2018

its still quite basic, not many Tableau training. But i

By Franco K

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Nov 18, 2021

It would be great have more exercises. too much theory

By Stephen D

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Apr 11, 2023

It was fun but there could be more exercises involved