Curriculum

Data Analytics with Tableau


Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence

  • Business Intelligence

  • Data Integration

  • Data Processing

  • Data Presentation

  • ETL Architecture

  • Introduction to Data Analytics.

  • Types of Data Analytics.

  • Descriptive Analytics

  • Diagnostic Analytics

  • Predictive Analytics

  • Prescriptive Analytics


Module 2: Introduction to Tableau

  • Introduction to tableau

  • Overview & Features

  • Connecting Tableau to Data Sources

  • Working with Flat files

  • Connecting spreadsheets



Module 3: Data Extraction

 

  • Introduction to Database

  • Creating Database & Table

  • CRUD Operation on database tables

  • Basic SQL Operations

  • Basic SQL Operations


Module 4: Architecture of Tableau


  • Architecture of Tableau

  • Interface of Tableau (Layout, Toolbars, Data Pane, Analytics Pane, etc.)

  • Tableau field types

  • Saving and publishing a data source

  • Live vs extract connection

  • Various file types

  • Ways to share and export the work done in Tableau


Module 5: Charts


  • Histograms

  • Box plot

  • Motion

  • Pie

  • Bar

  • Line

  • Bubble

  • Bullet

  • Scatter

  • Tree

  • Heat maps

  • Maps

  • Text table

  • Highlighted table

  • Custom Charts



Module 6: Working with Metadata and Data Blending


  • Connecting to Data Source

  • Tableau data types

  •  Connection to Excel

  •  Cubes and PDFs

  •  Management of metadata and extracts

  •  Data preparation

  • Joins (Left, Right, Inner, and Outer) and Union

  •  Dealing with NULL values, cross-database joining, data extraction, data blending, refresh extraction, incremental extraction, how to build extract, etc.

  •  cross-database joining

  •  Data blending


Module 7: Advanced Data Manipulations

  • Preview

  • Mark and highlight

  • Groups

  • Sets (creating and editing sets, IN/OUT)

  • Constant sets

  • Computed sets

  • Combined sets

  • Bins

  • Hierarchies

  • Sorting and Types

  • Using the Formatting pane to work with the menu, fonts, alignments, settings, etc.

  • Editing axes and annotations


Module 8: Working with Filters, Organizing Data 


  • Filters (addition and removal)

  • Working with filters

  • Filtering continuous dates, dimensions, and measures

  • Filtering in Tableau

  • Types of filters

  • Filtering the order of operations


Module 9: Calculated Fields, Quick Table Calculations & LOD Expressions

  • Calculated Fields in Tableau

  • Quick Table Calculations

  • LOD Expressions in Tableau


Module 10: Working With Mapping ,Calculations and Expressions

  • Working on coordinate points

  • Plotting longitude and latitude

  • Editing unrecognized locations

  • Customizing geocoding, polygon maps, WMS: web mapping services

  • Working on the background image, including add image