BDA103A – Introduction to Data Visualization Part 1
Associate of Applied Science in Business Data Analytics
Course ID
BDA 103A
Course Credits
4
About BDA103A – Introduction to Data Visualization Part 1
This course represents the 1st half in a two-part class for the introduction data visualization techniques. Students will be exposed to different forms of analytics and how to select the appropriate tool and graphing technique to fit the data. The learner will practice reviewing a data set, identifying the overall message, and then selecting an appropriate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to enable insight from the data. concerning creating, reading, updating, and deleting data will be presented. Additional topics introduced include data types, tables, keys, relationships, functions, indexes, views, stored procedures, and optimization and replication. Upon completion of the course students will be able to understand how to create, modify, and maintain SQL databases to provide in-depth software-based solutions.
Topics Covered In Course
BDA 103A Topics
Define analytics and describe the different types of analytics
Describe the different types of data and give an example of each
Describe various examples of data visualization used in practice
Identify the various charts defined in this chapter
Create and Modify charts and graphs using Excel
Identify an appropriate chart type for a given goal and data type
Recognize which chart types should be avoided and explain why
Define the meaning of preattentive attributes and explain how preattentive attributes associated with color, form, spatial positioning, and movement are used in data visualizations
Explain how the Gestalt principles of similarity, proximity, enclosure, and connection can be used to create effective data visualizations
Define data-ink ratio and explain how increasing this ratio through decluttering can create data visualizations that are easier to interpret
Prerequisites
Students must have experience using a keyboard and mouse in a GUI-based OS such as Microsoft Windows or Macintosh and understand how to download and install programs found on the Internet.
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Enrollment Deadline - Priority Registration Ends October 14th, 2022!