Information for Participants

This workshop will introduce the basics of designing simple dashboards in Tableau. It includes hands-on practice, so in order to participate fully, please do the following before the workshop:

1. Install Tableau Desktop Public Edition (free) or Tableau Desktop (free for verified students) on your computer. Both versions work equally well for this workshop. (Note: Requests for the free Tableau Desktop student license are verified first, the download is not immediate. If installing shortly before the workshop, please choose Tableau Desktop Public Edition instead.)
2. Download and unzip the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases Data (ZIP containing two CSV files).
3. Optional: if you are using Tableau Desktop Public Edition and would like to save your work, sign up for a free Tableau Public account.

The main workshop content will be one hour long, followed by a period for practice and review to reinforce what you learned or consult with the instructors. Workshop materials are available at https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/tableau-intro/ 

About this workshop series

Designing Dashboards with Tableau is one in a series of Data Visualization workshops offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. Each one-hour session introduces principles and/or tools used for data visualization. The series' goal is to introduce participants to the data visualization potential of R and Tableau, and to encourage further self-paced exploration. Other workshops in the series offered this term are:

• Principles of Data Visualization, May 22, 2-3 pm
• Data Visualization with ggplot2, June 5, 2-3 pm
• Intro to Data Visualization with Tableau, June 19, 2-3 pm

If you have any questions, concerns or accessibility needs please email research.commons@ubc.ca

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