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The Non-degree in Online Course in Data Visualization and Building Dashboards with Excel and Cognos at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a program for international students taught in English.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a globally recognized public multinational technology company founded in 1911. Initially named the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR), it was renamed IBM in 1924. Known for its pioneering innovations in computer hardware, software, and IT consulting services, IBM has played a key role in advancing fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and quantum computing. Distinguished by its commitment to research and development, IBM is responsible for groundbreaking inventions like the ATM, personal computer, and the Watson AI system.
This course provides students with the basics required to create data visualizations and dashboards using both Microsoft Excel and IBM Cognos Analytics. You begin the process of telling a story about your data by creating several basic and advanced charts in Excel and learning how to add them to a digital dashboard. You then become familiar with IBM Cognos Analytics - a popular tool for data visualization and analytics – and learn how to use it to create interactive and informative dashboards. By completing this course, you will gain a basic understanding of using spreadsheets as a tool for data visualization. You will also gain the ability to create effective data visualizations, such as charts or graphs, and you will start to see how they can play a key role in the communication of your data analysis findings to interested parties. All of this can be accomplished without the need to write any code. By the end of this course you will be able to describe common dashboarding tools used by a data analyst, design and create a dashboard in a cloud platform, and begin to raise your level of confidence when creating intermediate level data visualizations. The emphasis is on applied learning and hands-on practice in this course, and with each hands-on lab, you will gain further experience in the creation of basic and advanced charts and the creation of digital dashboards using both Excel and Cognos Analytics. The final assignment project will allow you to apply these newly acquired skills to create and use data visualizations and add them to a digital dashboard to fulfil a business scenario. This course makes it simple to get started using Excel and Cognos Analytics to create data visualizations and dashboards to help tell a story about your data, and it does not require any previous data analysis or computer science experience. The course also does not require you to perform any software downloads or installations. All that is required is basic computer literacy, high-school level math, a device with a modern web browser, and the ability to use (or create) a Microsoft account to access Excel online at no-cost, and a basic understanding of Excel spreadsheets. Although the Excel hands-on labs steps are specifically related to using ‘Excel for the web’, if you already have the full desktop version of Excel, you should be able to use that to follow along quite easily with the labs.
IBM, established in 1911, is one of the oldest and most influential technology companies in the world. With its headquarters in Armonk, New York, IBM has been a leader in driving technological advancement across industries. The company is known for delivering enterprise solutions in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and quantum computing. Through its AI platform Watson, IBM has revolutionized data analytics and machine learning. With a strong focus on innovation and research, IBM holds thousands of patents and is committed to addressing global challenges through technology and consulting services tailored to businesses worldwide.
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