This Data Visualization Nanodegree program covers four courses on data visualization and storytelling. Students will learn to select appropriate visualizations, design effective dashboards, and tell data stories that uncover insights and make recommendations. They will use Tableau to build interactive dashboards and create polished presentations with data visualizations. Through a series of projects, students will learn to discover user needs, identify key metrics, prototype, and design dashboards, analyze data to find insights and communicate recommendations effectively.
Overview
Syllabus
- Welcome to the Nanodegree Program
- Data Visualization in Tableau
- Learn how to select the most appropriate data visualization for an analysis. Learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of a data visualization and build interactive and engaging Tableau dashboards.
- Dashboard Design
- In this course, you’ll learn the process of designing and creating dashboards within an enterprise environment. You’ll learn to discover user needs, identify key metrics, and tailor your dashboard to a particular audience. You’ll learn to use design elements to maximize the effectiveness of the dashboard and how to iterate based on user feedback.
- Data Storytelling
- In this course, you will learn the end-to-end process for telling a story and providing a recommendation based on data. You’ll learn to create a “ghost deck” to define a problem statement, scope possible analyses, and outline a set of potential solutions, along with next steps. You’ll also learn to identify what type of data analysis tool is appropriate for specific types of visualizations. You will learn how to identify limitations and biases in data. Lastly, you’ll learn to create a polished deck that uncovers the story from within the data through data visualizations.
- Advanced Data Storytelling
- Explore advanced data visualization and storytelling techniques. Discover various types of data stories and how to use them effectively. Learn to utilize Tableau Storypoint to add interactivity and visual elements and enhance your analyses with animation and narration using both Tableau Pages and Flourish.
- Data Visualization Capstone
- Congratulations
- Career Services
- These Career Services will ensure you make meaningful connections with industry professionals to accelerate your career growth - whether looking for a job or opportunities to collaborate with your peers. Unlike your Nanodegree projects, you do not need to meet specifications on these Services to progress in your program. Submit these Career Services once, and get honest, personalized feedback and next steps from Udacity Career Coaches!
- [Supplemental] Introduction to Data
Taught by
Mat Leonard, Josh Bernhard , Robert Crocker, Malavica Sridhar and Ben Jones
