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Training Description:

Data Visualization literacy is fundamental for consuming any analysis in any industry or media – from the news to working in healthcare or not-for-profit budgets and more. As well, the ability to create data visualizations that are compelling, accurate, and tell a story, is becoming a core skill of any job in the 21st Century. This course provides a practical approach to learning the theories and techniques of data visualization for data analysis.

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What you'll learn

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• Build the most-used and simplest data visualizations and chart types
• Understand how interaction, design, and the science of visualization enhances basic data visualization artifacts
• Create basic reports and dashboards for applications in work and life
• Learn how to avoid common pitfalls, and make visualizations that work

 

Syllabus

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• Module 1: Visual Literacy
• Module 2: Visual Analysis
• Module 3: Visualizations for Business
• Module 4: Visualizations of Tomorrow

Speakers:

Pete Harris
Senior Content Developer
Microsoft’s Learning Experiences

Ben Olsen
Sr. Content Developer
Microsoft