THE TABLEAU
DATA ANALYTICS
CERTIFICATE
The Tableau Data Analytics Certificate, created in partnership with Tableau,
is an online three-course program that will equip you with hands-on
experience in data analytics and prepare you for the Tableau Desktop
Specialist exam.
Get individualized support and feedback from instructors
Add projects to your portfolio for future employers
Learn foundational concepts and technical skills in a project-based,
online platform
Practice using data analytics tools directly in MySQL Workbench and
Tableau
10-15 HOURS PER WEEK | SELF-PACED | INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT
ALIGNMENT WITH INDUSTRY
CERTIFICATIONS
After completing Course 3 in this certificate, you will have a head
start in preparing for the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam.
We recommend that you do additional test prep after completing the
certificate to be fully prepared for the exam.
02
CAREER READINESS SUPPORT
This program offers career coaching and job placement support to help you
achieve your career goals and ensure you are up-to-date on job
opportunities.
A SELECTION OF OUR JOB FREELANCE PROJECTS AND
PLACEMENT PARTNERS VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS
AEROTEK While you apply for full-time jobs,
CAREER CIRCLE you can complete remote freelance
INDEED projects and internships to add work
JOPWELL
experience to your resume and
KELLY SERVICES
portfolio. Pathstream has a
MATHISON
TEKSYSTEMS dedicated portal to help you find
WAYUP these micro-internship
opportunities.
ALIGNED JOBS
DATA ANALYST
DATA REPORTING ANALYST
DIGITAL ANALYTICS
SPECIALIST
BUSINESS ANALYST
TABLEAU REPORTING
SPECIALIST
03
COURSE 1
BUSINESS ANALYTICS FUNDAMENTALS
Describe data as a collection of information that can be manipulated,
organized, and processed.
Wrangle data using sorting and filtering, such as pivot tables and
implement absolute and relative references.
Develop the following visualizations within a spreadsheet: column
chart, line chart, scatter chart, combination chart and sparklines.
Describe and apply exploratory data analysis (EDA) as the process of
investigating data to discover patterns, spot abnormalities, check
assumptions, and summarize the values within your data using visual
representations.
Communicate recommendations and analysis insights to business
stakeholders using Google Sheets & Google Slides.
HANDS ON LABS SKILLS LEARNED
FRAME A BUSINESS PROBLEM SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE
WRANGLE DATA FOR STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS DATA WRANGLING
PERFORM AN EXPLORATORY DATA VISUALIZATION
DATA ANALYSIS (EDA) DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
COMMUNICATE INSIGHTS TO EXPLORATORY DATA
BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSIS
04
COURSE 2
SQL FOR ANALYTICS
Build DML SQL queries using foundational SQL clauses such as
SELECT, DISTINCT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING ORDER BY,
LIMIT, OFFSET.
Generate and modify new tables using DDL commands such as
CREATE, DROP, ALTER, TRUNCATE, and CHANGE clauses.
Create Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERD) to assess existing
infrastructure of a relational database and normalize the relational
database to the 3NF using MySQL Workbench.
Identify entity, domain and referential integrity and learn to apply
each to their respective constraints.
HANDS ON LABS SKILLS LEARNED
PERFORM EXPLORATORY MYSQL WORKBENCH
DATA ANALYSIS DATA MANIPULATION
LANGUAGE
BUILD DDL AND DML QUERIES
DATA DEFINITION LANGUAGE
CREATE AN ENTITY
DATABASE NORMALIZATION
RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM
DATA INTEGRITY
(ERD) RELATIONAL DATABASES
COMPLETE AN AUTHENTIC
SQL TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
05
COURSE 3
DATA VISUALIZATION WITH TABLEAU
Describe the value that data visualization brings for the communication
of insights in the context of business and data analytics.
Identify and navigate the key structures of Tableau Desktop's Worksheet
user interface and classify, edit, and review each data type available in
Tableau.
Identify Tufte's data visualization guidelines and Gestalt Laws to improve
data visualization design.
Build a Tableau Story using interactive dashboards & dashboard objects
to report insights from a comparative analysis to technical and non-
technical stakeholders.
Implement Tableau extracts to increase the performance of Tableau data
visualizations, dashboards, and stories.
HANDS ON LABS SKILLS LEARNED
CREATE DATA VISUALIZATIONS TABLEAU DESKTOP
PRODUCE A TABLEAU STORY DATA VISUALIZATION
CREATE A TABLEAU DASHBOARDS & STORIES
DATA STORYTELLING
DASHBOARD
VISUAL ANALYTICS
APPLY OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION
TECHNIQUES
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TESTIMONIALS
I COULD NOT
RECOMMEND
PATHSTREAM PROGRAMS
MORE HIGHLY FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
HONE THEIR SKILLS. THE
TABLEAU DATA
ANALYTICS PROGRAM
HAS PROVIDED
EXTREMELY VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE AND
EXPOSURE. CLASSES
PROVIDE ANALYTICS
SKILLS THAT ARE BOTH
IMMEDIATELY USEFUL IN
MY CURRENT ROLE AND
LAY THE FOUNDATION
FOR SKILLS ON WHICH I
CAN CONTINUE TO
BUILD UPON IN THE
FUTURE
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GENERAL PREREQUISITES
BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY SKILLS
SOME EXPERIENCE CREATING A GOOGLE ACCOUNT, USING GOOGLE DOCS,
GOOGLE SHEETS, AND GOOGLE SLIDES (OR EQUIVALENT TOOLS)
PERFORMING INDEPENDENT INTERNET RESEARCH
FAMILIAR WITH BASIC HIGH SCHOOL MATH CONCEPTS WITH A FOCUS ON
ALGEBRA, FUNCTIONS, AND STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
COMFORTABLE TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES USING GOOGLE
