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Data Visualization and Reporting

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Overview

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In Data Visualization and Reporting, you’ll learn to turn raw data into clear charts, dashboards, and reports that people actually use. This course is organized around workplace skills and job tasks, mirroring responsibilities you’ll see in real job descriptions. Start by checking what you already know, then focus on the areas you want to strengthen. If you’re confident, skip ahead. If a topic is new, review targeted lessons curated from multiple expert instructors. You’ll practice choosing the right chart for an analytical purpose, applying visual design for clarity and impact, and building visuals in Tableau and Excel. Then you’ll assemble them into readable dashboards and reports, format layouts for consistency, and add titles and annotations that surface the “so what.” Each module culminates in a graded, job-task assessment to help you validate progress. By the end, you’ll be ready to perform common tasks in roles like Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Reporting Analyst, Operations Analyst, or Dashboard Developer.

Syllabus

  • Start Here: Get Oriented and Check Your Skills
    • Start here to learn how this skill-based course works and find your recommended starting point. You’ll take a short, ungraded diagnostic to check your current skills, then decide whether to go directly to the graded skill assessments or review targeted learning content first.
  • Job Task 1: Design and Build Effective Visualizations
    • Use this module to build the skills for the job task Design and Build Effective Visualizations. You'll learn how to identify the right chart type for a given analytical purpose, apply visual design principles to enhance clarity and impact, and build effective charts in standard software and BI tools like Tableau and Excel. Review the lessons that match the skills you want to strengthen before completing the related graded assessment.
  • Job Task 2: Build Dashboards and Reports
    • Use this module to build the skills for the job task Build Dashboards and Reports. You'll learn how to apply formatting that keeps dashboards clear and readable, assemble individual visualizations into a coherent static layout, and add descriptive annotations and titles that communicate the key finding to your audience. Review the lessons that match the skills you want to strengthen before completing the related graded assessment.
  • Wrap Up: Review Your Skill Achievement and Choose Your Next Path
    • Review the skills you practiced and demonstrated in this course, then prepare to describe them in career-relevant ways. You’ll also explore recommended skill paths that can help you continue building related job-ready skills.

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