# Tableau Course NYC

Tableau classes in-person in NYC (34th & Madison Ave), onsite, or online from anywhere

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/tableau-course-nyc>

## Overview

Tableau is widely recognized as the industry standard for creating compelling data visualizations, from simple charts and graphs to interactive maps and full dashboards. With its powerful features, Tableau gives you control over both the analytical depth and the visual design of your work, allowing you to transform raw data into engaging, story-driven insights.

In this course, you’ll begin with the fundamentals of data visualization and explore the key tools available in Tableau Public. You’ll practice connecting to datasets, exploring and filtering data, and building clear, structured visualizations. From there, you’ll expand into advanced tools, including geographic mapping and customization techniques, before bringing it all together in polished dashboards and published stories.

## What you'll learn

- Connect to datasets in various formats and clean, filter, and structure the data for visual storytelling
- Create a variety of visualizations, including bar charts, line charts, treemaps, heat maps, and dual-axis charts
- Use Tableau's calculation tools to build custom fields, apply aggregates, and enhance data analysis
- Format charts with labels, tooltips, colors, and axes to improve clarity and visual impact
- Work with geographic data to build interactive map visualizations, including choropleths and proportional-symbol maps
- Customize dashboards and stories for different audiences and devices using Tableau's interactivity tools
- Integrate external map services and use advanced visualization types such as spider maps and alluvial diagrams
- Publish your work to Tableau Cloud and export dashboards for professional sharing and collaboration

## Curriculum

### Module I: Working with Your Data

#### Understanding Data

- What is data
- Where to find data
- Foundations for building Data Visualizations
- Tableau Versions
- Tableau Workflow
- Tableau Chart Types

#### Working with your Data in Tableau

- Using Data file formats
- Connecting your Data to Tableau
- Cleaning up the data with the Data Interpreter
- Structuring your data
- Sorting and filtering Tableau data
- Pivoting Tableau data

#### Creating your First Visualization

- Getting started with Tableau Software
- Using Data file formats 
  - CSV, TXT

- Connecting your Data to Tableau
- Creating basic charts (line, bar charts, Treemaps)
- Using the Show Me panel

#### Tableau Calculations

- Overview of SUM, AVG and Aggregate features
- Creating custom calculations and fields
- Applying new data calculations to your visualization

#### Formatting your Visualization

- Formatting Tools and Menus
- Formatting specific parts of the view
- Editing and Formatting Axes

#### Working with your Data in Tableau

- Cleaning up the data with the Data Interpreter
- Structuring your data
- Sorting and filtering Tableau data
- Pivoting Tableau data

#### Organizational tools

- Using Filters
- Using the Marks panel
- Using the Detail mark card
- Using the Size mark card
- Using the Label mark card
- Customizing filters
- Using and Customizing tooltips
- Formatting your data with colors

#### Distributing and Publishing your Visualization

- Tableau file types
- Publishing to Tableau Cloud
- Sharing your visualization
- Exporting your visualization

### Module II: Mapping & Advanced Visualizations

#### Intro to mapping data

- Concepts of mapping data
- Requirements in mapping data
- Formatting geographic data for Tableau
- Using Polygon data
- Using background images
- Integrating with Map Services - Mapbox, WMS
- Customizing map layers and map options

#### Creating Visualization Maps

- Creating Choropleth maps
- Creating Proportional Symbol maps
- Tracking data Over Time Using Maps & Pages
- What is a Density Map?
- Distributing and Publishing your map Visualization

#### Creating a Dual Axis Chart

- Dual Axis Charts
- Dual Axis (Layered) Maps
- Benefits of dual axis charts

#### More Chart Types

- Cyclical data and circular area chart
- Alluvial Diagram
- Ranking Chart
- Creating Spider maps
- Creating Heat maps

#### Creating dashboards and Stories

- Using Storytelling
- Creating your first dashboard and Story
- Design for different displays
- Adding interactivity to your Dashboard

#### Modifying and Updating Data

- Relinking Data Sources
- Swapping out Data Sources

#### Individualized Project Work

- Students will work with either provided data sets or their own data to work on individual projects during this supervised classroom time.

## Schedule
- Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 — NYC
- Jan 13, 2027 – Jan 14, 2027 — NYC
- Feb 9, 2027 – Feb 18, 2027 — NYC
- Feb 21, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 — NYC
- Mar 10, 2027 – Mar 11, 2027 — NYC
- May 12, 2027 – May 13, 2027 — NYC
- Jun 8, 2027 – Jun 17, 2027 — NYC
- Jun 20, 2027 – Jun 27, 2027 — NYC
- Jul 14, 2027 – Jul 15, 2027 — NYC
- Sep 1, 2027 – Sep 2, 2027 — NYC
- Oct 14, 2027 – Oct 15, 2027 — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $599