The GBS Group provides on-site and remote training course for Tableau. Below is a listing of the current curriculim offered. Please click on the course offerings to go to the details for each course.
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GBSTAB-01:
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Overview of Tableau Desktop Professional, Tableau Server, and Tableau Reader
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2 Hours |
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This class is intended as an introductory offering to demonstrate the capabilities of the Tableau software suite for those individuals with no, or limited, experience with the product. |
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An overview of Tableau product suite and their capabilities prior to purchasing Tableau software. |
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Provide examples of each product and how they work together. |
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None |
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Introduction to Tableau's UI (User Interface) |
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4 Hours |
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This class is intended for new Tableau users who desire an understanding of how to use the basic functionality provided by the software suite. |
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Students successfully completing the course will have a fundamental understanding of how to use Tableau's user interface to create basic visualization analyses. |
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 Drag and drop concepts- Shelves and pills
- Tool bars
- Understanding dimensions and measures
- Understanding how Tableau classifies data types; i.e., strings, floats, int., etc.
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GBSTAB-01 or a basic understanding of Tableau |
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GBSTAB-03:
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Connecting to Data
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2 Hours |
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This class is intended for intermediate Tableau users who desire an understanding of how to connect Tableau with different external datasets for analysis.
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What the student will learn:
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Students successfully completing the course will have a fundamental understanding of the requirements for importing both static and dynamic datasets into Tableau for analysis.
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- Flat files (Excel & Access)
- Copy and Paste from a data source
- Single Table
- Multiple Tables
- Custom SQL
- Editing Data Connections
- Data Menu
- Native database connections
- Exporting Data Connections
- Publishing Data connections to Tableau Server
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GBSTAB-02 or a basic understanding of Tableau and how to work with the UI |
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GBSTAB-04:
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Calculated Fields
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8 Hours |
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The class is intended for intermediate Tableau users who desire to further their skills by understanding how to use calculated fields within Tableau. |
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Students successfully completing this course will have an understanding of how to define, create, and visualize analyses of new variables that are a function of the original dataset. |
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- Why do we need calculated fields?
- Types of calculated fields
- Table calculations
- Conditional filters
- Custom Calculated Fields
- Mathematical Calculations
- Custom Aggregations
- Logical Statements and Cohort calculations
- Data Calculations
- String Functions
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GBSTAB-02 or a basic understanding of Tableau and how to work with the UI |
| GBSTAB-05: |
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Developing Visuals |
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8 Hours |
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This course is intended for intermediate users desiring an understand of how to create custom visualizations of datasets using Tableau.
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| What the student will learn: |
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Students successfully completing this course will have a fundamental understanding of the types of visualization that can be created using Tableau and how to create and structure datasets to accommodate these visualizations. |
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- Use of data engine (how and when we should use extracts)
- Data blending
- Relational Hierarchies
- Page Trails
- Parameters
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GBSTAB-02 or a basic understanding of Tableau and how to work with the UI |
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Guided Analytics |
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4 Hours |
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This course is intended for intermediate Tableau users who desire and understanding of how to use Tableau to develop analyses with guided analysis tools. |
| What the student will learn: |
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Students successfully completing this course will be able to create analysis products and dashboards to be used by individuals or 3rd party users to perform custom analyses of imported datasets. |
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 Quick filter options- Cascading quick filters
- Highlight Actions
- Filter Actions
- Short Cuts
- Full action menu
- Dashboards
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GBSTAB-04, GBSTAB-05 |
| Courses In Development: |
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- GBSTAB-07: Visual Analytics
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For course availability and registration information please contact Beth McClung in our Virginia Beach, VA office: (757) 965-4274,
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