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  • 1.  **ADVICE NEEDED** MS Business Analytics Career Progression Guidance

    Posted 11-02-2023 19:29

    Hi,

    I am a Business Analytics major and need some advice regarding courses I can complete to upskill myself especially in the area of data visualization.

    Thanks



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    Shivank Chandra
    UC Davis
    San Francisco CA
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  • 2.  RE: **ADVICE NEEDED** MS Business Analytics Career Progression Guidance

    Posted 11-03-2023 10:28

    Hi Shivank, 

    For data visualization, depending on the tools that you use, you can choose to get certifications on Power BI or Tableau. Microsoft and Tableau both have free self-paced learning materials and are great for studying for certifications. If you are interested in coding for data visualization, I would suggest to learn from projects -- find interesting dataset and learn while you try to visualize it (Google is free too~). It's more fun that way, and you'll have more to present in your portfolio. 



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    Shannon (Xiaonan) Shang
    Manager, Data Analytics
    Enovation Controls
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  • 3.  RE: **ADVICE NEEDED** MS Business Analytics Career Progression Guidance

    Posted 11-05-2023 10:06

    If you haven't read Tufte's book on visualization, do it.  There are lots of good ideas there; and some that may not be too great. It's not so much about the how as about the concept of a good visualization.

    Another excellent source is the New York Times's style manual for visualizations. There are also books written about it.  I once heard the graphics style editor of the NYT speak, and she had many good suggestions that they learned from hard experience.



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    Bruce Hartman
    Professor
    University of St. Francis
    Tucson, AZ United States
    bruce@ahartman.net
    website:http://drbrucehartman.net/brucewebsite/
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