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An introductory lesson on data visualization using Tableau Public. Learners create charts, explore datasets, and build dashboards—no prior experience required.

https://github.com/jt14den/intro-tableau

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An introductory lesson on data visualization using Tableau Public. Learners create charts, explore datasets, and build dashboards—no prior experience required.

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Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau

This lesson introduces learners to foundational data visualization concepts using Tableau Public. Learners will gain hands-on experience building charts, exploring datasets, and creating dashboards, with a focus on practical skills for presenting and analyzing data visually. No prior experience with Tableau or data visualization is required.

📘 Lesson Overview

  • Lesson website: https://your-username.github.io/your-repo-name/ (Replace with the actual URL once deployed)
  • Audience: Beginners in data visualization, including researchers, librarians, instructors, and students
  • Requirements: No prior experience with Tableau; learners should have a stable internet connection and access to Tableau Public

✉️ Contact Information

For questions, suggestions, or feedback, please contact the maintainers at: 📧 tdennis@library.ucla.edu Or open an issue in the GitHub repository.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you would like to suggest changes, add content, or report an issue:

  • Please see our CONTRIBUTING.md file for detailed guidelines.
  • Issues and pull requests are tracked through the GitHub repository.
  • We especially encourage feedback from instructors and learners who have used the lesson in workshops or courses.

🙏 Acknowledgements

This lesson was authored by Julia Wood and Emily Gong as part of the UCLA Library Data Science Center’s instructional program. Both were team members of the DataSquad, a student-driven initiative supporting data education and research at UCLA. We thank them for their thoughtful lesson design and commitment to accessible data visualization instruction.

The lesson was developed using The Carpentries Workbench and draws on open educational resources and teaching practices from the broader Carpentries community.

A full list of contributors can be found in AUTHORS.md.

📚 Citation

If you use or adapt this lesson, please cite it using the information in CITATION.cff. This helps us track usage and demonstrate impact to our funders and community.

🪪 License

This lesson is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt the material with attribution.

Owner

  • Name: Tim Dennis
  • Login: jt14den
  • Kind: user
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
  • Company: UCLA Library Data Science Center

I am the Director of the @ucla-data-archive, a @swcarpentry, @datacarpentry, & @LibraryCarpentry instructor and instructor trainer with the @carpentries.

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  An introduction to data visualization using Tableau, this
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license: CC-BY-4.0
date-released: '2025-05-14'

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