94-819 Data Analytics with Tableau
6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
The rise in data availability and analytical tools has transformed the decision-making process. In this course, students will have a basic understanding of how to solve problems using data analytics techniques in Tableau. This course will cover the basics of how to use Tableau to visualize and analyze data effectively and create compelling dashboards and data stories. This course will not go into mathematical details behind analytics techniques but rather their applications and how to leverage insights for decision-makers from them. This course will face students with real examples and real-world data, as an increasing number of organizations nowadays collect data to support their decision-making process. The format for this course will be a combination of weekly lectures, interactive in-class activities, and case study team sessions. The course will also have a team project where students will apply the concepts learned in a topic of their interest. At the end of the course, you will be able to use Tableau to effectively communicate stories with data. Students are not expected to know Tableau or analytics, as this course will introduce them to these concepts. It is recommended that students have taken a statistics course such as 90-707, 90-711, or 95-796.
Prerequisites: none listed
Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026
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