DATA VISUALIZATION:

TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

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OVERVIEW

“ The art and practice

of visualizing data is
becoming ever more
important in bridging the
human-computer gap to
mediate analytical insight
in a meaningful way.
“
Edd Dumbill
Principal Analyst, O'Reilly Radar

As big data advances into every industry and WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
organization, finding ways to effectively share
and communicate data with diverse audiences The Data Visualization course is ideal for
remains challenging. Data visualization provides professionals or students seeking to gain an
decision makers with a visual representation of understanding of data visualization, especially in
their analytics that makes data easier to the context of presenting data to make a
understand, parse and act upon. Taught via live compelling proposition. The course also teaches
online teaching sessions, this course is ideal for hands-on skills using Python, R, Power BI and
professionals or students who want to learn how D3.js.
to characterize the data required to create
effective visualizations—and build practical skills
using visualization tools that bring their data to
life.

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ABOUT UC BERKELEY

The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university in the United States. Located in the city
of Berkeley, it was founded in 1868 and serves as the flagship institution of the ten research universities
affiliated with the University of California system. Berkeley has since grown to instruct over 40,000
students in approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs covering numerous
disciplines.

As of October 2018, Berkeley alumni, faculty members and researchers include 107 Nobel laureates, 25
Turing Award winners and 14 Fields Medalists.

ABOUT UC BERKELEY EXTENSION

Founded in 1891, UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California,
Berkeley. Today, Extension offers more than 2,000 courses each year, including online courses, along with
more than 65 professional certificates and specialized programs of study. Free and low-cost public events
are also frequently held as part of Extension’s service to the local community.

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COURSE FACULTY

Carmen Taglienti
Instructor at UC Berkeley Extension
Carmen has over 25 years of experience as an Analytics and Data
Management expert. He is a recognized leader in the Analytics, Data
Visualization, Data Science, Data Governance and “Big Data” space.

Currently, Carmen heads up Global Data Management and Governance

for State Street Bank and Trust Co. as the company moves to a
data-centric, governed, ontology approach, embracing data as a key
asset within the organization. Prior to State Street, Carmen has held
global roles in Analytics, Data Architecture and Informatics. Additionally,
he has built and led an Information and Analytics Practice for Slalom in
Boston, which focuses on working with clients to enable
business-focused, high-impact analytics solutions driven by modern
data architecture’s platforms.

Carmen is an adjunct professor at Merrimack College teaching Data

Management as well as Government, Law and Ethics in their online
graduate Data Science program. Additionally, he teaches Data
Warehousing, Visualization, Advanced Cloud Computing and Advanced
Analytics at Northeastern University.

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COURSE TAKEAWAYS

Learn various Gain exposure Generate Assess Become part of

data concepts, to various data compelling design a learning
assess tools and sets and types visualizations choices community that
be able to use of visualizations that address an around data understands the
them to solve organizational visualization importance of
data visualization problem data and data
problems visualization

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COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

This course takes a holistic approach to creating visualizations, weaving in theory as well as practical
applications using tools on various data sets.

8
Live Online Teaching Sessions
Live sessions are usually conducted at 11 am EDT (8 am PST)
on Wednesdays.

If you are unable to attend the live sessions, a recording of the session would be made available
on the EMERITUS Learning Management System.

Real-World
Discussions Assignments
Data Sets

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SYLLABUS

The course is comprised of eight modules that help participants learn to generate visualizations to better
understand real-world problems, discover insights, argue persuasively, and tell compelling stories.

Module 1 - Introduction to Visualization

• Defining data visualization and why it’s important
• The value and goals of visualization
• Types of visualizations
• Pragmatic and artistic visualization
• Visual principles 

Module 2 - Data Management and Visualization

• What is data management? Why is it important to visualization?
• Classes of data services in the industry
• Introduction to MySQL and SQL
• Demonstration of connectivity from Python and Power BI

Module 3 - Data Management and Visualization With Python

• How to use Python for data visualization
• Introduction to and comparison of Python for data visualization
• Using Python libraries and techniques
• Data management in Python and connecting to MySQL
• Demos of visualizations in Python

Module 4 - Data Management and Visualization With R

• Using R for data visualization
• Introduction to R for data visualization
• Using R libraries and techniques
• Data frames in R and connecting to MySQL
• Demos of visualizations in R
• Practical selection of which environment to use

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Module 5 - Custom (JavaScript) Visualizations

• Overview and reasons to do custom visualizations
• What it takes to create an application in these environments
• Introduction to D3.js
• Examples of D3.js

Module 6 - Visualization Tools

• Power BI
• Power BI examples
• Out-of-the-box software tools for data visualization

Module 7 - Streaming Visualizations

• Real-time data visualizations connected to devices/IoT
• Introduction to streaming data
• Using PowerBI to connect to streaming data
• Solving problems with visualizations tools: IoT applications

Module 8 - Bringing It All Together

• Understanding the business problem
• Gathering the data
• Processing the data
• Visualizing the data
• Presenting the visuals
• Additional solutions using favorite tools chosen by participants

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ASSIGNMENTS

Intro to Data Visualization

• Participants find visualizations and critique based on sound design principles

Intro to Data Management

• Insights to data storage and data querying
• Use data management principles to access data in MySQL
• Leverage your knowledge to understand the data model of the data you'll be accessing
for visualization and write a query in SQL to extract data in preparation for visualization

Data Visualization Using Python

• Use Python to prepare and shape data using Pandas
• Connect to popular relational databases (MySQL) with Python
• Use that data to create visualizations
• Pull data from the web into Python for visualization

Data Visualization Using R

• Use R to prepare and shape data
• Connect to popular relational databases (MySQL) with R
• Use that data to create visualizations
• Pull data from the web into R for visualization

Data Visualization Using D3.js

• Use D3 to prepare and shape data (a bit more limited than in Python/R)
• Use data from popular relational databases in D3
• Build a DOM from D3/SQL data and graph it using the platform

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THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

The program is spread over 8 weeks and consists of Live Online Teaching Sessions,
Assignments/Application Projects and Discussions.

Orientation
The first week is orientation week. During this week, you will be introduced to the other
participants in the class from across the world and you will learn how to use the learning
management system and other learning tools provided.

Goal Setting
On other weeks, you have learning goals set for the week, including watching the video
lectures and completing the assignments. All assignments have weekly deadlines.

Live Online Teaching Sessions

The course is delivered via live online teaching sessions by a course instructor. Course
instructors are highly-experienced industry practitioners who contextualize lectures
and assist with questions you may have regarding your assignments.

Q&A Sessions
In addition to the live webinars, the course instructors also conduct Q&A sessions every week
or every alternate week to help participants clarify their doubts pertaining to the content.

Follow-Up
EMERITUS Program support team follow-up over email and phone calls with learners who are
unable to submit their assignments on time.

Continuous Course Access

You will continue to have access to the course videos and learning material for up to 12
months from the course start date.

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COURSE FEE AND DURATION

$1,600
2 Months, Online

Singapore residents who wish to enroll in this course will be charged GST.

CERTIFICATE

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a

verified digital certificate from UC Berkeley Extension.

PREREQUISITES

This course is designed for working professionals and requires

? proficiency in English. All videos are recorded in English. All assignments
are written in English and are required to be responded to in English.

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UC BERKELEY EXTENSION &

EMERITUS

UC Berkeley Extension is collaborating with online Collaborative and

engaging format
education provider EMERITUS Institute of Management
to offer a portfolio of high-impact online courses.
These courses leverage UC Berkeley’s thought
leadership in technical practice developed over
years of research, teaching, and practice.
Live online teaching,
world-class faculty,
By collaborating with EMERITUS, UC Berkeley hands-on project-based
learning
Extension is are able to broaden access beyond their
on-campus offerings in a collaborative and engaging
format that stays true to the quality of UC Berkeley.

EMERITUS’ approach to learning is formulated on a

30,000 students from
cohort-based design to maximize peer-to-peer sharing 120 countries have
and includes live teaching with world-class faculty and benefited
hands-on project-based learning. In the last year, more
than 30,000 students from over 120 countries have
benefited professionally from EMERITUS.

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