WSQ Data Visualization Techniques Using Tableau

Funding Validity Period

5 December 2022

4 December 2026

Course Overview

Organisations now have access to many sources of digital data. Organisations must cultivate staff with the necessary skills to be able to analyse these data and apply contemporary techniques to create dynamic and interactive visual displays in order to better illustrate and articulate to business stakeholders.
This course sets out the skills and abilities for learners to master the features and functions of Tableau. Learners will be able to understand key concepts and techniques on creating data visualization, create visuals, understand data relationships and generate data for forecasting and trends

Skills Acquired

Create data visualizations using Tableau
Understand key concepts and techniques on creating data visualization
Understand data relationships and how linkages are formed
Understand and generate dashboards and data storytelling

Learning Modules

Learning Unit 1: What Is Data Visualization and Data Analysis

· Data Visualization
· The Cycle of Analytics

· Data Analysis

Learning Unit 2: Basic Tableau Features

Connect to Data Source
Workbooks and Sheets
Measures and Dimensions

Learning Unit 3: Basic Tableau Features and Types of Visualization

Starting to Analyse Data
Adding Dimensions for More Analysis
Swapping Rows and Columns (Transpose)
Bar Charts
Pie Charts
Line Charts

Learning Unit 4: Transforming Data in Tableau with Dynamic Parameters and Calculated Fields

Create A Calculation Field
Table Calculations
Using Parameters

Learning Unit 5: Creating Dashboards with Advance Visualisation

KPI Cards
Create Lollipop Chart

Learning Unit 6: Introducing Interactivity in Dashboards with Parameters and Filtering

Create Dashboard
Linking Multiple Data Sources in Tableau
Create Filled Map and Filter
Adding Filters and Interactivity into Dashboard
Applying Colour to A Single Column/ Bar Visualisation

Learning Unit 7: Telling A Story Using Dashboards

Best Practices for Telling Great Stories
Create A Story

What is Data Visualization?
Purpose of Data Visualization
Overview of Tableau
Navigating Tableau
Dimension vs Measures
Continuous and Categorical Data

Importing Data Sources and Extract
Applying Data Joins
Navigating the Marks Card

Different Visualization Techniques
Review Usage of Different Techniques

Create dynamic filtering with parameter
Types of parameters
Limitations of parameters in Tableau

Using Filters
Creating measures
Creating Groups

What is Calculated Fields?
Create Calculated Fields
Create Bins in Tableau
Create Sets

Create standard visualization
Create custom visuals in Tableau

Best practice for dashboards
Create dashboard in Tableau
Components of dashboard in Tableau
Benefits of a dashboard

Telling a data narrative
Sequencing of visualizations
Types of storytelling

Who is this course is for

Executives, Senior Executives and Data Analyst, Managers
Those keen to learn how to fully utilise Tabelau as BI tools
Those keen to explore data analytics as a job role

Academic prerequisites

Learners must be able to read, write, speak and listen to English at secondary school level
Learners to have minimum GCE ‘O’ level or ITE certificate education
Learners should have at least 1 year’s working experience in any industry
Learners must be able to operate a personal computer
Learners must be able to use Excel functions at intermediate level

Course Fees

Fees	Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)	Non Small Medium Enterprises	Singaporean Employees aged 40 years and above
Full Fee	$650.00	$650.00	$650.00
9% GST (on full course fee)	$58.50	$58.50	$58.50
Funding Amount	$455.00 (70% off course fee)	$325.00 (50% off course fee)	$455.00 (70% off course fee)
Nett Fee Payable (incl. GST)	$253.50	$383.50	$253.50

SME: Company registered or incorporated in Singapore AND employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
Non-SME (MCES): Employee is Singaporean aged 40 years and above

Course Fee Funding:
SME: 70% of course fee
Non-SME: 50% of course fee
Non-SME(MCES): 70% of course fee

Eligible for Absentee Payroll Funding

$4.50 per training hour capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year

Eligible for SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

Fees	Singapore Citizens (40 years and above)	Singapore Citizens (21 to 39 years old) & Permanent Residents (21 years old and above)
Full Fee	$650.00	$650.00
9% GST (on full course fee)	$58.50	$58.50
Funding Amount	$455.00 (70% off course fee)	$325.00 (50% off course fee)
Nett Fee Payable (incl. GST)	$253.50	$383.50

MCES: Singaporean aged 40 years and above
Normal: Singaporean / PR aged 21 years and above

Course Fee Funding:
MCES: 70% of course fee
Normal: 50% of course fee

Eligible for UTAP funding
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit
Eligible for PSEA Funds