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Learn how to create data visualizations and dashboards using spreadsheets and analytics tools. This course covers some of the first steps for telling a compelling story with your data using various types of charts and graphs. You'll learn the basics of visualizing data with Excel and IBM Cognos Analytics without having to write any code. You'll start by creating simple charts in Excel such as line, pie and bar charts. You will then create more advanced visualizations with Treemaps, Scatter Charts, Histograms, Filled Map Charts, and Sparklines. Next you’ll also work with the Excel PivotChart feature as well as assemble several visualizations in an Excel dashboard. This course also teaches you how to use business intelligence (BI) tools like Cognos Analytics to create interactive dashboards. By the end of the course you will have an appreciation for the key role that data visualizations play in communicating your data analysis findings, and the ability to effectively create them. Throughout this course there will be numerous hands-on labs to help you develop practical experience for working with Excel and Cognos. There is also a final project in which you’ll create a set of data visualizations and an interactive dashboard to add to your portfolio, which you can share with peers, professional communities or prospective employers....

Top reviews

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Jun 5, 2022

It is very constructive and very important course for the future of data analyst career. providing practical handin experience makes it the perfect self starter and motivational course.

Thank you

BW

Sep 4, 2022

Great Course! Still some gaps between what is expected to have learned and what was actually taught as far as a couple of the charts are concerned. But overall just an absolutely WONDERFUL course.

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By Onovo J I

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Mar 15, 2023

It was really an educative experience. Though it was a tough one, but I enjoyed it anyways. The only problem I had was that, I couldn't save the exported pdf document in my local device, I can't find it on my PC storage. Please I need help on that. Thanks to all who programmed this course, you all are doing great things. I wish to join a be a part of you guys soon.

By Daniela V

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Mar 18, 2022

Este curso me encanto. No conocía a Cognos ni algunos tipos de gráficos que se podían hacer en excel. Como siempre cursos dinámicos, con ejercicios prácticos y muy cómodos de realizar a tu ritmo. Cognos una excelente herramienta para todo el tema de dashboard, creación de gráficos, cálculos y visualización dinámica de los datos.

By Việt H H

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Jan 11, 2023

An excellent course with useful informative video and practical exercises. After the course, one can gain a firm foundations in visualizing data with charts and dashboards. Being competent as using Excel and Cognos for these purposes is very helpful for anyone want to enhance their skills and prepare for their job.

By dorcus k

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Jul 22, 2022

The course was very interesting ,easy to grasp concepts and very qualified tutors. Use of dashboards is quite informative especially where KPIs are well captured. I believe this will offer great insights into my data analysis career. I look forward to learning more from the coursera community. it never dissapoints!

By Jecris M

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May 2, 2021

This course is really excellent and generous in allowing the students to use the IBM Cognos Visualization and Dashboard tool. The videos are also presented excellently and has a clear transcription. Honestly, I wish Kevin McFaul has more time to teach in the videos. More power to the team.

By MUHAMMAD Z H

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Jan 22, 2023

I would like to express my heartful thanks and gratitude to my honorable teachers and I also desire to offer my special thanks to IBM. I am very much grateful to Coursera who gives me financial aid. Finally, it gives me immense pleasure to express my deepest gratitude to Coursera family.

By Aliyu y

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May 25, 2022

I learn a lot from this course. Learn how to create Visualizations and Dashbords with Excel but Visualiztion with Cognos is just another level. The hands-on lab are easy to follow, you can learn and obtain certificates at your on pace... I highly recommend this course. Thanks.

By Laura D B

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Feb 28, 2023

I was very impressed with Cognos and very pleased with the way this course teach you how to use it. However, sometimes, even when following all the instructions, I didn't get the same results. I wonder if the version used in the video is older that the one the students use.

By Tarun V

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Jun 20, 2022

I had a little knowledge of using excel but after this course i am feeling well confiedent in making Excel Dashboards & Specially Dashbard in IBM Cognos, Cognos's UI is awesom, explaination video and assignment designed in a way that you will have hands on practice.

By Esekhaigbe I

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Sep 19, 2022

The course makes me push to learn and not give up, I know a reward of a Certificate awaits me and I dont want to loose out on the effort put in already, this makes me go back to read what i did not understand and want to get it right. thank you Coursera, IBM .

By Ishtiaq H A

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Jan 28, 2022

This course is really worth learning. and raised my level of curiosity to a higher extent. The way cognos analytics part is designed really motivated me to think out of the box. IBM really has a greater vision and know how to teach and organize the contents

By Alia A

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Aug 29, 2022

This course is super exciting since you will be doing a lot of hands on. Data visualization using IBM Cognos is not as hard as it looks. Understanding stakeholder need will help you to present data more effectively. I think Cognos is my new favourite.

By Anna W

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Sep 26, 2023

All of these IBM courses have been genuinely really practical, but this one was the most fun and built really well on previous courses. Looking forward to making some dashboards! Now I just need to convince my company to switch to Cognos lol.

By Ivan L

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Apr 23, 2021

It was really interesting to get first insights of Cognos. Personally I believe it is an amazing tool. Will think how to use it in my daily business. From all of the courses in the program so far it was my favorite one.

Best regards

Ivan

By Kevin M G

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Jan 2, 2022

Will mainly be using Excel following this course, but using Cognos (and having a 90-day trial!) was really cool! That web program can do some pretty awesome things! Glad to have had some experience with it, may help down the road!

By Mohammad O F

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Sep 14, 2021

Excellent resources by mentors, Beautifully explained every aspects of Excel and Cognos visualization including clear and concise details with basics... I am grateful to mentors and many many thanks to my mentors here..

By ismail m

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Mar 16, 2023

This is a great course, it helped me acquire knowledge in field I did not know before and I had no experience which is data visualization.

I strongly recommend this course for everyone who aspire to be data analyst.

By Toyin V

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Feb 18, 2022

After the completion of this course. All i have learnt so far gives me more confident that my goal towards being one of the best data scientist is attainable.

Thank you so much to the course instructors and organizers.

By Debbie R

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May 4, 2022

I truly enjoyed how this was put together. It took a lot of practice before I got the hang of it. But this course was put together very well. I truly enjoy these courses. Now, off to the next one. Thanks

By Yelena L

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Nov 30, 2022

I have learned new things with Excel and Cognos. While Excel is much popular tool to use, Cognos also has a friendly interface and quite simple in use, I have never used it before. Thanks for the course

By Михайло М

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Aug 12, 2022

Helpful course, even if you know something about visualization in Excel, this course can provide you additional skills. Regarding to IBM Cognos, really nice and easy platform for creating a dashboards.

By SILVIA V S C

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Apr 18, 2021

Excelente curso, te lleva de la mano, una breve retroalimentación de Tablas dinamias y Dashboard en Excel y el uso de la plataforma de IBM, Cognos, muy recomendable el curso... GRACIAS IBM y COURSERA

By B.K. W

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Sep 4, 2022

Great Course! Still some gaps between what is expected to have learned and what was actually taught as far as a couple of the charts are concerned. But overall just an absolutely WONDERFUL course.

By Ender K

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Oct 22, 2022

Even if you have some experience in data visualization, you can learn new things in this course. The staff is very helpful; they answer your questions in the Discussions promptly and thoroughly.

By Hailay T (

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Jun 5, 2022

It is very constructive and very important course for the future of data analyst career. providing practical handin experience makes it the perfect self starter and motivational course.

Thank you