Program Description

Tableau is a business intelligence tool used for data visualization. In this course you will be introduced to Tableau Online to connect Tableau to an Excel dataset and to see live visual analytics. Learn features that allow you to explore, prepare and present data quickly and easily. Make informed decisions and tell your story with data in Tableau.

Course Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the participant will:

• Have an understanding of Data Visualization concepts and Tableau terminology
• Competently navigate the Tableau interface
• Edit and save a data source
• Confidently create calculations
• Visualize your data using types such as cross tabs, Geographic maps, pie charts and bar charts
• Build dashboards to combine related reports, tell stories, and share visualizations

Course Outline:

Tableau Online Basics (4 hours)

• Configure basic functions of Tableau
• Connect to data sources, import data into Tableau, and save Tableau files
• Create views in visualizations
• Manage, sort, and group data
• Save and share data sources and workbooks
• Filter data in views
• Customize visualizations with annotations, highlights, and advanced features
• Create maps, dashboards, and stories

Tableau Online Report Creation (6 hours)

• Building Manual Visualizations
• Using Marks
• Blend data to visualize relationships
• Join and filtering data
• Refine visualizations with sets and parameters
• Visualize data with advanced calculations
• Perform statistical analysis and forecasting.
• Enriching visualizations with dashboards and maps

Tableau Dashboard Creation (2 hours)

• Effective design practices
• Exploring the Dashboard and Layout panes
• Telling stories
• Interacting with Dashboards

Who Will Benefit

You will benefit most from learning Tableau if you are a:

• Business Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Visual Analyst
• Data Scientist
• Project Manager
• Data Engineer
• BI (Business Intelligence) Analyst
• Software Developer
• Program Manager
• Marketing or Business Leader

Other: Why Use / Learn Tableau?

Tableau is one of the fastest growing and evolving Business Intelligence (BI) and data visualization tools in the market today. Some of the key features driving its popularity and growth include the following:

1. It’s a great first step to learning the basics of Data Science (see our other Data Science Programs)
2. Intuitive and User friendly
3. Easy to learn
4. You can apply it to any business or sector
5. Fast and easy to use
6. It works well with MS Excel and many other data sources
7. You don’t need to do any coding (or even know how to code)
8. User community is huge which means lots of resources and support
9. You can create and explain data reports understandable to everybody
10. Easy installation and deployment
11. These are great skills to have (and in-demand)

Tableau exploded into the market because of the big data problems organizations face daily. Excel is a great tool but has limitations when it comes to data. Tableau can connect to more than 40 different data sources. One of the many attributes of Tableau is its ability to create data visualizations and analytics quickly. It creates great visual dashboards of data enabling everyone to see and understand it and make actionable decisions for the business.

Fall Course Offerings

Visual Data Analytics with Intro to Tableau. REMOTE, CE-COMP 2183 
6 sessions Mondays and Wednesdays, November 25-December 16 (skip 11/27), 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. $310 #98100, B. DiMolfetta

Spring Course Offerings

Visual Data Analytics with Intro to Tableau. REMOTE, CE-COMP 2183  
​6 M/W, Apr. 7-23, 6:00-9:00 pm, $310. #47209

How to Register

Register over the phone using MC, Visa or Discover.
Call 914-606-6830

Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (in summer, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon)
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (in summer, closed some Saturdays)

For course questions, please contact:

Jim Irvine, Director of Corporate and Continuing Professional Education
914-606-6658
james.irvine@sunywcc.edu