Program Overview
Upcoming Start Dates
February 26, 2025
Wednesdays
7 - 8:30 p.m. CT
+ 3.5 hours self-study weekly
12 weeks
Live online
You’ll learn how to:
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Implement the best practices of data visualization design
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Choose the most appropriate chart or graph to represent different types data
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Build your own data visualization toolbox of applications and websites
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Design presentations, infographics and dashboards
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Communicate trends, relationships and patterns in multiple formats
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Understand the elements of effective storytelling
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Tailor your presentation to your audience
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Turn data into actionable insights for data-driven business decisions
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Complete a capstone project to include in your business portfolio
This program is designed for:
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Managers
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Entrepreneurs
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Sales & marketing professionals
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Data analysts
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Data scientists
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Product managers
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Engineers & developers
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Researchers & designers
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Accounting & finance professionals
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Operations & logistics managers
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PR professionals
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Any professionals who interpret, present and share data
Requirements
Skills and Experience Required
- Computer literacy, file management skills and basic familiarity with web browsing
- Some prior experience working with data sets
- Basic concepts in math and statistics
- Basic understanding of working with data and creating charts in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Some prior experience building and giving presentations with PowerPoint
- Beginner-level experience delivering presentations to an audience
- English proficiency. If you're not a native English speaker, you’ll need to have at least basic English language skills to enroll.
Textbooks
- Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design by Randy Krum (ISBN-13:978-1118582305 ISBN-10:1118582306)
- Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic (ISBN-13:978-1119002253 ISBN-10:1119002257)
Technical Requirements
- Computer (Windows or Mac) with high-speed internet connection
- Webcam and microphone for participation in all live class sessions
- Microsoft Office 365
- Adobe Acrobat Reader (or other PDF reader)
- Modern web browser (Firefox or Chrome recommended)
- You need the authority to install applications on your computer
- Technical software used throughout the Certificate program
- Microsoft Excel
- Tableau Public
- Batch Geo
- Office 365
Start Early! Join a Fundamentals of Data Visualization Workshop
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January 22, 2025
One Live Online Class
1 - 5 p.m. CT
$99*
*Fee paid can be used toward certificate tuition
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