20SI-C015: Data Visualization (Certificate Program)

Valid for one year from purchase date
Self-study - On-Demand
10 CPE (10 technical)

This certificate program will guide you through every major facet of one of the most important areas of your data practice: data visualization. Building from underlying technology, architecture and analysis considerations, learn how to translate data into meaningful information, visualize the information and communicate the findings. Explore visualization techniques such as charts and graphs, as well as a sampling of common reporting tools for producing meaningful visualizations.

You'll develop an understanding of business intelligence (BI), the overall architecture by which organizational data can be managed and understood. Examine components and technologies that make up effective BI and understand how they fit within the larger business. Get guidance on fundamental design principles and communication concepts behind effective dashboards and reports, and learn how to present data findings to business stakeholders. Come away with enhanced data analysis skills that demonstrate your strategic value to the leaders of your organization.

Major subjects

• Communicating insights from data
• Making decisions from data
• Ways to visualize data
• Design principles for visualizing data
• Setting up business intelligence in organizations
• Components of BI platforms
• How underlying data architecture affects reporting and predictive analytics techniques

Learning objective(s)

• Formulate a data story with visualizations
• Identify key stakeholder perspectives
• Determine organizational data needs
• Differentiate between common BI frameworks
• Use visualization tools to share data stories across the organization
• Recall visualization best practices

Who should take this program?

Accounting and finance professionals interested in learning and applying data analysis techniques to help their organizations make informed, data-driven business decisions

Fees

Standard Member Fee	$699.00
Standard Nonmember Fee	$879.00