Design Your Data: Tableau Bootcamp Series

About this workshop series

Data visualisations are a critical business tool. Students will learn how powerful a tool like Tableau can be to showcase data in a visually insightful manner.

Students will sign up for a free trial of Tableau Desktop and be given a large data set for hands-on training throughout the bootcamp. Together, we'll walk through the analytics workflow with a real world case study, using Tableau to build a dashboard to tell an insightful story.

We will cover:

• Connecting to data
• Measures v. Dimensions
• Tableau Tips and Tricks
• Filters, Parameters and Calculations
• Fundamentals of Data Visualization
• Creating Dashboards in Tableau
• Maps with Tableau
• Customisation
• Publishing with Tableau
• Tableau Desktop vs. Tableau Web vs. Tableau Reader

Takeaways

• Use the analytics workflow using Tableau using a sample real world case study
• Understand and use a variety of Tableau functionalities to build a sample dashboard
• Understand data visualisation concepts and fundamental principles
• Learn how a tool like Tableau can be used to perform analytics on real world-data

Prereqs & Preparation

• Student must bring a laptop with Tableau pre-installed. A free trial is available from http://www.tableau.com
• Complimentary tea & coffee are provided. We recommend bringing a packed lunch, or there is a Pret downstairs, a Tesco around the corner and Spitalfields Market a 5min walk away from GA London's campus.