Build your data visualisation skills with Tableau

Tableau is a powerful data visualisation and business intelligence tool that helps organisations turn data into clear, actionable insights. On this three-week course, you’ll explore how Tableau supports modern visual analytics and develop the practical skills to create your own dashboards.

You’ll get to know the Tableau ecosystem and understand how core concepts shape your data analysis.

Learn to connect and prepare data in Tableau

Before you can create effective data visualisations, you need reliable data. You’ll learn how to connect Tableau to common data sources, including Excel, CSV files, databases, and cloud sources, and understand when to use live connections or extracts.

You’ll also explore data preparation using Tableau Prep Builder. From joins, unions, and relationships to cleaning, grouping, pivoting, and aggregation, you’ll learn how to transform raw data into analysis-ready datasets.

Create interactive Tableau dashboards

Turn your data into compelling visual stories using Tableau’s core visualisation tools. You’ll create bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, maps, tree maps, and tables, learning how to select the right visualisation for different analytical questions.

You’ll then bring your work together in an interactive Tableau dashboard, applying filters, sorting, tooltips, layout principles, and basic dashboard actions.

By the end of the course, you’ll have created and published a beginner dashboard that demonstrates your new data visualisation skills.

Syllabus

Week 1
BI and Tableau Essentials
- Navigating Your BI and Tableau Journey
  Begin your Tableau journey by exploring the role of Business Intelligence in today's data-driven world. Discover how Tableau empowers organisations to turn data into actionable insights.
- Data-Driven Decisions and Self-Service Analytics
  Explore how Business Intelligence enables data-driven decision-making across modern organisations. Understand the shift towards self-service analytics and why it is transforming the way businesses work.
- Exploring the Tableau Ecosystem
  Navigate the Tableau ecosystem and discover the platforms, products, and workflows behind modern visual analytics. Learn how Tableau supports data-driven decision-making across industries.
- Your Command Center: Tableau Desktop
  Set up Tableau Desktop and become familiar with its workspace, interface, and core features. Build the confidence to navigate the environment and begin creating visualisations.
Week 2
Data Connectivity, Preparation, and Modeling
- Connect and Prepare Your Data
  Connect Tableau to a variety of data sources and prepare clean, reliable datasets for analysis. Learn the essential techniques that improve data quality and readiness.
- Build an Analysis-Ready Data Model
  Construct efficient data models by organising tables and defining the right relationships in Tableau. Apply modelling techniques that support accurate and scalable analysis.
- Validate Your Data Preparation Workflow
  Evaluate your data preparation workflow by applying modelling best practices and quality checks. Strengthen your datasets to ensure reliable and meaningful visual analysis.
Week 3
Core Visualisations and Your First Dashboard
- Build Effective Tableau Visualisations
  Create effective visualisations by selecting the right charts and refining them with Tableau's visual design features. Learn how to present data clearly and tell meaningful stories.
- Enhance Visualisations with Interactivity and Design
  Enhance your visualisations with filters, sorting, sets, and interactive features that encourage exploration. Apply design best practices to create intuitive and engaging dashboards.
- Build and Publish Your First Dashboard
  Develop your first interactive Tableau dashboard and prepare it for sharing with others. Bring together visualisations and design principles to communicate insights with confidence.

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Assess datasets and data models to ensure they support accurate and reliable visual analysis.
Evaluate chart types, visual design choices, and dashboard components for effective data communication.
Create interactive visualisations and dashboards using Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public.
Design end-to-end visual analytics workflows that transform business data into actionable insights.
Apply Tableau features to connect, prepare, and organise data for visual analysis.

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for learners building a structured foundation in Tableau as part of their professional development in data and analytics. It is for aspiring data analysts, BI analysts, reporting specialists, dashboard developers, and business analysts seeking a practical entry point into visual analytics and business intelligence.

It supports career pathways such as Data Analyst, BI Analyst, Tableau Developer, Reporting Analyst, MIS Executive, Dashboard Developer, and Business Analyst across sectors including finance, banking, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, consulting, and technology, where dashboarding and data storytelling skills are increasingly valuable.

The course is also relevant for business professionals in marketing, sales, finance, and operations who want to move beyond Excel-based reporting, team leads evaluating Tableau for business reporting, and graduates building an analytics portfolio. No prior Tableau experience is required; basic comfort with Excel and tabular data is sufficient.

What software or tools do you need?

No prior Tableau experience is required. Learners should have basic computer skills, familiarity with fundamental data concepts such as rows, columns and spreadsheets, access to a Windows or macOS computer, and a stable internet connection.

Who will you learn with?

Edureka Instructors

Who developed the course?

Edureka

Edureka is a global online learning platform offering industry-focused training in emerging technologies such as Cloud, AI, GenAI, Data Science, DevOps, and Cybersecurity, helping professionals upskill and advance their careers.

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Build practical Tableau and data analytics skills to turn data into meaningful insights to support better business decisions.

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