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You’ll learn how to:

• Implement the best practices of data visualization design

• Choose the most appropriate chart or graph to represent different types data

• Build your own data visualization toolbox of applications and websites

• Design presentations, infographics and dashboards

• Communicate trends, relationships and patterns in multiple formats

• Understand the elements of effective storytelling

• Tailor your presentation to your audience

• Turn data into actionable insights for data-driven business decisions

• Complete a capstone project to include in your business portfolio

This program is designed for:

• Managers

• Entrepreneurs

• Sales & marketing professionals

• Data analysts

• Data scientists

• Product managers

• Engineers & developers

• Researchers & designers

• Accounting & finance professionals

• Operations & logistics managers

• PR professionals

• 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