Course details
This hands-on course is designed for database professionals, data analysts, business analysts and managers, who want to analyze and visualize data from a variety of sources. Students begin with a foundation in data visualization techniques and principles. Effective data analysis techniques, and industry standard best practices are discussed. Through hands-on labs, assignments, projects and group work, participants learn how to build insightful and interactive dashboards. Participants learn to present compelling visuals via lab exercises and assignments. Tableau dashboard performance considerations are discussed. Students registered in COMP 2256 will receive a student license for Tableau software for their home machines for the duration of the course and have access to a Tableau subject matter expert with industry experience. This course is an elective in five School of Computing and Academic Studies credential programs; Computer Systems Technology Diploma (CST/PTS), Applied Computer Information Systems (ACIS), Applied Computer Applications (ACA), Applied Database Administration and Design (ADAD) and Technical Writing. COMP 2256 is a requirement for the Applied Data Analytics Certificate (ADAC). A project presentation is required and designed to help the students become better communicators. By the end of this course successful participants will be able to produce highly interactive graphs, reports and dashboards that access and visualize data from a multiple sources. We recommend that students working toward a Computing credential complete COMP 1630 first.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
Cost
$580.02
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below are two offerings of COMP 2256 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 46961
Duration
Tue Sep 12 - Tue Nov 28 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 46961
- $580.02
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 - Nov 28 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Instructor
Donabel Santos
Course outline
Cost
$580.02
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Please email cstflex@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 36 hours synchronous online classes. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
CRN 41059
Duration
Thu Sep 14 - Thu Nov 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 41059
- $580.02
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 - Nov 30 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$580.02
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Please email cstflex@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 36 hours synchronous online classes. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check back next term, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the increasing importance of analytics and visualization in data prevalent markets.
- Explain data visualization principles and guidelines for effective analysis and presentation.
- Describe different Tableau Desktop Interface components.
- Practice different ways of connecting and integrating data in Tableau Desktop.
- Create and understand different visualizations using Tableau.
- Develop compelling and interactive dashboards and stories from multiple worksheets.
- Incorporate geospatial visualization (maps) in Tableau dashboards.
- Use basic and advanced calculations in Tableau.
- Explore Tableau’s statistical functions and forecasting capabilities.
- Incorporate Tableau filters and highlight parameters for interactivity and usability.
- Publish Tableau dashboards.
Effective as of Fall 2017
Related Programs
Introduction to Visual Analytics with Tableau (COMP 2256) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Applied Computer Information Systems (ACIS)
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Applied Data Analytics
Certificate Part-time
- Applied Database Administration and Design
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Computer Systems
Diploma Part-time
- Technical Writing
Associate Certificate Part-time
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