In this course, you’ll learn how to create Tableau dashboards that connect data to decision-making. Starting with stakeholder planning and data requirements, you’ll define goals, success metrics, and key questions. Then, you’ll clean and prepare a real-world tech salary dataset using Tableau’s filtering, aliasing, and data type tools. You’ll turn these insights into impactful dashboards using calculated fields, grouping, and interactivity. Finally, you’ll explore how to interpret and present dashboards effectively through Socratic dialogue—critiquing design choices, analyzing KPIs, and refining your data story. By the end, you’ll be able to deliver dashboards that are insightful, persuasive, and tailored to audience needs.
Creating Dashboards and Storytelling with Tableau
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Creating Dashboards and Storytelling with Tableau
This course is part of Data Visualization with Tableau Specialization
Instructors: Govind Acharya
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Combine the data and follow the best practices to present your story
Create calculated fields for KPIs to build a figure that will be used to measure progress in the data
Assemble a dashboard
Analyze concepts and techniques for compelling storytelling with data
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to the first module of this course! Effective dashboards begin with clean, reliable data. In this module, you’ll work with a real-world tech salary dataset to clean and prepare data for analysis using Tableau. You’ll filter out problematic records, apply aliases to standardize values, and adjust data types to support accurate visualizations.
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7 videos4 readings1 assignment1 plugin
Before designing any dashboard, you need to understand your audience and their goals. In this module, you’ll take on the role of a Business Intelligence Analyst working with stakeholders like HR, Finance, and Engineering. You’ll complete a RACI chart and a data requirements template to define objectives, metrics, assumptions, and scope. This foundational work ensures your dashboard delivers the right insights to the right people.
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Turn your stakeholder requirements into a focused dashboard. In this module, you’ll use Tableau to group data, create calculated fields, and design charts that compare compensation across job roles and companies. You’ll iterate on your design to sharpen the message and surface actionable insights.
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin
In this final module, you’ll focus on evaluating and improving dashboards using best practices in visual design. You’ll explore how layout, chart selection, and data clarity impact the viewer’s understanding. Through hands-on analysis, you’ll practice identifying effective design elements, spotting potential issues, and refining dashboards to better align with stakeholder goals. You’ll also consider how to present findings in ways that are both accurate and persuasive.
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KL
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Reviewed on Apr 19, 2020
Great course. Chapeau to teachers and many great fellow students. It was fun to see the all the past courses come together in this 4th round! Thanks!
TM
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Reviewed on Jun 15, 2023
Great experience creating interactive dashboards incorporating different visualisations. Videos could do with updating to reflect more recent versions of Tableau.
LJ
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Reviewed on Mar 11, 2019
Needs better step-by-step in Tableau. if wanted to figure it out myself, i would not have taken this certification. Also, formatting is drastically different from my version of Tableau.
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