COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• This course is also practical, so you will work with data hands-on. You will learn to choose the most appropriate visualisation form, so your organization can easily read the data and draw the right conclusions.
• This training course is given software-independently and is suitable for any tool you work with (e.g. Cognos, PowerBI, SAS, Tableau or Excel)
• This course teaches the insight into what makes a user-friendly dashboard and the skills to make it readable and comprehensible, so that the right decisions can be made by leaders and management.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This training course is developed for anyone who would like to understand and analyse data more quickly and communicate that data more clearly.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
No prior training course or knowledge required.
COURSE CONTENT:
The training is divided into four parts. Each consists of both theory and practical assignments.
Part 1: Visual and Quantitative Thinking
• What is data visualisation and where does it come from?
• How does our brain process visual information?
• What type of data do we have and how can we best visualize it?
Part 2: Visualising data effectively
• How do you make data easy and understandable to read?
• What are the basic principles and guidelines?
• What are the main pitfalls in data visualisation?
Part 3: Building blocks of data visualizations
• Which basic blocks do data visualisations consist of?
• When is it better to use a table and when a graph?
• What type of table/graph works best in a given situation?
• How do you create a composite visualisation, the management dashboard?
Part 4:
• What is the data visualisation process like?
• Arguing with data, data storytelling.
• Making agreements within your organisation, the data visualization style guide.
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
BDF, Big Data Fundamentals
DATE, Data and Technology in depth
DATALIT, Data Literacy
VS, Visual Storytelling
ZT, Zakelijk Tekenen