This course introduces the theoretical fundamentals, design principles, and visualization techniques to design data visualizations that help you to understand, analyze, and solve business problems in a data-rich environment. Effective data visualization enables you to uncover insights in data, to transform insights into actionable messages, and to communicate these messages effectively.
The course is centered around three fundamental questions:
- Why is a data visualization sometimes worth ten thousand words?
- Why are some data visualizations more effective than others?
- How to design an effective data visualization for a given business problem?
Mastering this course will equip you with a moderate level of data literacy. Data literacy is the ability to interpret, construct, and convey meaning through the functional and truthful visual presentation of data. You will practice your data literacy by creating data visualizations using visualization software and web-based visualization frameworks.
Data literacy is a vital skill in our data-driven world. The chances are high that you will be interpreting and designing data visualizations throughout your career. The level of data literacy offered through this course allows you to establish a competitive advantage in Silicon Valley and the global marketplace.