Learn to collate data and create engaging visualisations that convey meaningful business insights
6 weeks,
excluding orientation
4–6 hours per week,
self-paced learning online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
1
The ability to communicate business insights using data-driven visualisations.
2
Practical skills in using Tableau to create visual dashboards.
3
A set of best practices that inform the suitability of various visualisation types to data sets.
4
A storytelling framework to transform data into convincing narratives.
Over the duration of this online short course, you’ll work through the following modules:
Module 1 Visual storytelling in business
Explore the evolution and importance of visual storytelling in business.
Module 2 Data as the foundation of visual storytelling
Discover how to manipulate and use data ethically in preparation for visualisation.
Module 3 Connecting data to visualisations
Learn how to visualise data in Tableau.
Module 4 Essential principles of visual design
Explore visual best practices to convey information in an effective and trustworthy manner.
Module 5 Extracting insights using dashboards
Learn how data visualisations can be collated in a dashboard to convey meaningful business insights.
Module 6 Narrative and presentation
Discover how to use narrative models to create a meaningful data story for your business use case.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Samantha Sow Jin Sze
Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Systems and Analytics, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Samantha has over eight years of experience in business analytics and data science. She has a passion for engaging and inspiring others to enhance their workplace analytics capabilities and increase the business intelligence quotient within their organisations. Her interest lies in the application of data analytics, predictive modelling and optimisation techniques for deriving actionable insights for commercial purposes.
Along with holding several certifications from Microsoft, SAS and Tableau, she completed her Master of Education from the University of Sheffield and graduated from NUS with a Bachelor’s in Engineering with first-class honours.
This NUS online short course is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from an international selection of universities and institutions, entirely online and in your own time.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.