Lesson 1
Welcome to the Data Visualization Nanodegree program
Welcome to the Data Visualization Nanodegree program! In this lesson, you will learn more about the structure of the program and meet the team.
Nanodegree Program
This Data Visualization Nanodegree program covers four courses on data visualization and storytelling. Students will learn to select appropriate visualizations, design effective dashboards, and tell data stories that uncover insights and make recommendations. They will use Tableau to build interactive dashboards and create polished presentations with data visualizations. Through a series of projects, students will learn to discover user needs, identify key metrics, prototype, and design dashboards, analyze data to find insights and communicate recommendations effectively.
This Data Visualization Nanodegree program covers four courses on data visualization and storytelling. Students will learn to select appropriate visualizations, design effective dashboards, and tell data stories that uncover insights and make recommendations. They will use Tableau to build interactive dashboards and create polished presentations with data visualizations. Through a series of projects, students will learn to discover user needs, identify key metrics, prototype, and design dashboards, analyze data to find insights and communicate recommendations effectively.
5 months
Real-world Projects
Completion Certificate
Last Updated June 16, 2023
No experience required
Optional Courses
Mat Leonard
Content Developer
Mat is a former physicist, research neuroscientist, and data scientist. He did his PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Crocker
Data Visualization Consultant at IBM
Robert is a Data Visualization consultant with over 7 years of experience leveraging Tableau at places such as First Republic Bank, Charles Schwab, and Pinterest. He now provides solutions to clients all over the world, providing training to professionals and executing projects onsite and remotely.
Ben Jones
CEO of DataLiteracy.com
Ben Jones is the founder & CEO of Data Literacy, LLC, a training company that helps people learn the language of data. Ben teaches data visualization theory at the University of Washington, and he's the author of Communicating Data With Tableau (O'Reilly 2014).
Malavica Sridhar
Senior Product Manager at CircleUp
Malavica is a Senior Product Manager with over five years of experience. Her work includes building Helio, an ML platform used to identify breakout brands in early-stage consumer packaged goods companies.
Josh Bernhard
Staff Data Scientist
Josh has been sharing his passion for data for over a decade. He's used data science for work ranging from cancer research to process automation. He recently has found a passion for solving data science problems within marketplace companies.
Mat Leonard
Content Developer
Mat is a former physicist, research neuroscientist, and data scientist. He did his PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Crocker
Data Visualization Consultant at IBM
Robert is a Data Visualization consultant with over 7 years of experience leveraging Tableau at places such as First Republic Bank, Charles Schwab, and Pinterest. He now provides solutions to clients all over the world, providing training to professionals and executing projects onsite and remotely.
Ben Jones
CEO of DataLiteracy.com
Ben Jones is the founder & CEO of Data Literacy, LLC, a training company that helps people learn the language of data. Ben teaches data visualization theory at the University of Washington, and he's the author of Communicating Data With Tableau (O'Reilly 2014).
Malavica Sridhar
Senior Product Manager at CircleUp
Malavica is a Senior Product Manager with over five years of experience. Her work includes building Helio, an ML platform used to identify breakout brands in early-stage consumer packaged goods companies.
Josh Bernhard
Staff Data Scientist
Josh has been sharing his passion for data for over a decade. He's used data science for work ranging from cancer research to process automation. He recently has found a passion for solving data science problems within marketplace companies.
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