Business Data Visualization

CIS 310 - Business Data Visualization

Learn the fundamentals of data visualization with practical applications on Tableau and Excel.

Overview

In this course you will learn how to build data visualizations that provide insight into the nature of the relationships of interest within the data, as well as how to build visualizations to effectively convey the insights they discover, using contemporary tools. These techniques will enable them to create knowledge that empowers data-based decision making. Visualizations will use data drawn from business operations and business-relevant societal contexts, and include temporal and geospatial data. In many ways, it can be useful to think of this course as a data-visualization-centric communication class which leverages business, data, design, and communication concepts at their intersection.

Requirements

To be successful in this course, we recommend English language fluency and computer literacy. Knowledge of basic mathematical & problem-solving skills is also recommended. Learners should be familiar with the concepts of measures, dimensions, and types of variables in data analytics.

We encourage you to make sure your laptop or desktop computer meets the technical requirements. Coursework must be completed on a laptop or desktop computer. Some course tools are not compatible with 2-in-1 or hybrid laptops (such as Google Chromebooks).

CIS 105 Computer Applications and Information Technology is strongly suggested as a prerequisite for success in this course.

Microsoft Excel is required for this course and not provided by ASU.

What you’ll learn

Identify when and what visual communication is appropriate to convey a message
Identify enhancer and obstructer elements of good visualizations
Recognize the fundamental characteristics of data for visual analysis
Recognize different techniques for visually exploring and explaining data-based observations
Build effective data visualizations in Excel and Tableau
Use data visualizations to facilitate and enable decision making

Transcript

This course appears on your transcript identically to how it appears on the transcript of an enrolled ASU student who has taken the course on one of ASU’s campuses. Course attendance dates will be listed on your transcript. An on-demand course will appear on your transcript in the session you complete the course.

This course satisfies 3 credit hours at Arizona State University. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring your credit.

Faculty and course staff

Kavous Roumina

Clinical Associate Professor,

W. P. Carey Information Systems

Arizona State University

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Matthew Kwan

Online Course Coordinator,

Learning Enterprise

Arizona State University

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Why take ASU Universal Learner Courses

Credit you receive is from a regionally accredited university
Your credit is highly transferable
You only pay the $400 course cost if you pass