Module 1: Creating Your First Visualizations and Dashboard
Connecting to data in Access
Basics of building visualizations
Integrating visualizations into a dashboard
Module 2: Working with Data in Tableau
Understanding the Tableau paradigm
Establishing data connections
Utilizing extracts versus live connections
Managing metadata and sharing data source connections
Performing joins and blends
Applying data filters
Module 3: Transitioning from Basic to Advanced Visualizations
Comparing values across dimensions
Visualizing dates and times
Relating data parts to the whole
Displaying data distributions
Comparing measures using multiple axes
Module 4: Using Row-Level and Aggregate Calculations
Creating and editing calculations
Understanding three levels of calculation
Utilizing parameters
Practical examples of calculations and parameters
Performing ad hoc calculations
Considering performance impacts
Module 5: Table Calculations
Overview of table calculations
Quick table calculations
Scope and direction considerations
Addressing and partitioning
Advanced table calculations
Practical examples
Module 6: Formatting Visualizations for Aesthetics and Functionality
Key formatting considerations
Understanding formatting in Tableau
Enhancing visualizations with formatting
Module 7: Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
Setting dashboard objectives
Example: Is least profitable always unprofitable?
Understanding how actions work
Example: A regional scorecard
Using story points
Module 8: Enhancing Analysis with Trends, Distributions, and Forecasting
Identifying trends
Analyzing distributions
Conducting forecasting
Module 9: Making Data Work for You
Structuring data for Tableau
Addressing data structure issues
Overview of advanced data fixes
Module 10: Advanced Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
Implementing sheet swapping and dynamic dashboards
Using sets to answer complex questions
Advanced mapping techniques
Utilizing background images
Module 11: Sharing Your Data Story
Presenting, printing, and exporting
Sharing workbooks with Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader users
Distributing data via Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
