Setup and Introduction to Tableau

Creating Your Tableau Public and Tableau Accounts:

We will be working with Tableau Public.

  1. Download the app.

  2. Create a Tableau Public account.

We will also be using documentation provided by Tableau.

  1. You will need to make a separate account here as well. This will allow you to access additional materials, like videos, contained within the reading assignments.

  2. For additional video resources check out the videos here. * These videos are for version 2021.1. * You can select the version you would like to view at the bottom of the collection list.

Note

You should have two accounts one for Tableau Public and one for Tableau.

Watch the following videos and complete the assigned Tasks:

Note

As you watch the videos you may notice a discrepancy between your interface and one in the video. You are still able to code along with each video, you might have to look in a different location than shown in the video.

You will need to save and publish your final charts in videos 1 and 6. In order to complete the final worksheet in video 6, you will need to work through videos 4-6 in the same Tableau Public Visualization.

Tableau Videos with Corresponding Tasks:

Video

Name of Video

Tasks

Video 1:

Tableau Public Overview (7:10 min).

Code-a-long, save and publish.

Video 2:

Connecting to Excel and Text Files (4:32 min).

Watch only

Video 3:

Connecting to Web Data Connectors (2:16 min).

Watch only

Video 4:

Creating Your First Chart (2:34).

Code-a-long. You will turn in your final worksheets after watching video 6.

Video 5:

Use the Show Me Tool Bar (4:15).

Watch only (feel free to add anything you learn to your current worksheets)

Video 6:

Understanding the Logic of Charts (5:05).

Code-a-long. Save and publish your worksheets.

Submitting Your Work

When finished make sure to save and publish your work to your Tableau Public account. Copy the URLs to your published Tableau projects, separating each URL with a semi-colon and paste them into the submission box in Canvas for Setup and Introduction to Tableau and click Submit.

You should have a total of 2 Tableau projects, from video 1 and 6 above.