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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos by IBM

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    About the Course

    Learn how to create data visualizations and dashboards using spreadsheets and analytics tools. This course covers some of the first steps for
    telling a compelling story with your data using various types of charts and graphs. You'll learn the basics of visualizing data with Excel and IBM
    Cognos Analytics without having to write any code. You'll start by creating simple charts in Excel such as line, pie and bar charts. You will then
    create more advanced visualizations with Treemaps, Scatter Charts, Histograms, Filled Map Charts, and Sparklines. Next you’ll also work with
    the Excel PivotChart feature as well as assemble several visualizations in an Excel dashboard. This course also teaches you ...
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    Sep 4, 2022

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    G​reat Course! Still some gaps between what is expected to have learned and what was actually taught as far as a couple of the charts are concerned. But overall just an absolutely WONDERFUL course.

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    It is very constructive and very important course for the future of data analyst career. providing practical handin experience makes it the perfect self starter and motivational course. Thank you

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    Jul 17, 2023

    This is a very good and well laid out professional course, using IBM Cognos analytics was very good and interesting to uses and gain experience.

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    Jun 30, 2021

    Amazing course for visualization and dashboard with Excel and cognos .. Well explained and everything in a systemtic way...I loved this course .

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    Aug 2, 2021

    A very interesting and well planned and taught course on modern and easy to navigate techniques (Cognos) for Data Analysis and Visualization.

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    Oct 28, 2023

    Working with cognos in chrome didn't work as expected. Also faced issue while peer review as the files where not getting downloaded chrome.

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    Nov 19, 2024

    this course is amazing, I learned how to create Dashboard and make Visualization throught Excel and Looker Studio and IBM Cognos Analytics

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    Oct 17, 2021

    One of the best course so far. This was my first experience with IBM Cognos Analytics. Very intuitive and interesting analytics platform.

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    By Dr. L

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    May 18, 2025

    The Course is excellent, covered all the required topics including lab and assignments. I really enjoyed the course and recommend to all

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    By Mohammed F

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    Jan 17, 2022

    In this course I learned to use different tools for visualizations. I never expected cognos was also easy to use tool for visualization.

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    Aug 16, 2021

    Thanks Coursera for providing this condition for all Enthusiasts

    Special thanks to IBM for providing this course in the best possible way

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    By Viktoriia P

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    Sep 8, 2022

    Extremely useful course. Sufficient quantity of information at once. You are able to create good quality dashboards after finishing it.

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    Sep 2, 2022

    A very interesting course, i wish there was more hands on project for this course. IBM cognos is super fun and intrestiong, I love it.

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    By lapologang k

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    Jun 7, 2022

    its a great course and i learnt a lot. i didnt know how to create dashboards to present data but i learnt all that through this course

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    By Prem K

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    Jul 30, 2022

    wonderfull course, i really learn new more things about data and visualization and also ibm cognos.

    thank you so much IBM and Coursera

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    By Emelda H

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    Jul 19, 2022

    A very interesting and hands on Course. I enjoyed the 2 modules covered so far and there is sufficient detail for one to understand.

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    By Manoj M

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    Mar 29, 2021

    Very useful course to learn the different data visualization charts using Excel and also to create dashboards using IBM Cognos tool.

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    By Cori E

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    Mar 16, 2023

    This course really challenged me since this was completely new. I believe it was well put together and each course was informative

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    By Fikri

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    Sep 19, 2021

    Great course, but more exercises and hands-on are appreciated. Course tutors explain them very thoroughly and easy to understand.

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    By Anup M

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    Aug 20, 2021

    It was the nice course with real time assignments which makes this course so interactive. I am fully satisfied with the content.

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    By Vinit G

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    Jan 19, 2025

    If you do all the hands-in labs heartly then you are surely going to learn a lot and develop the skills which is being taught.

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    By Binta H L

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    Apr 13, 2024

    The Course is beginner friendly and also very comprehensive with various tool to use in creating visualization and dashboards.

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    By Mxolisi N

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    Nov 7, 2021

    From knowing nothing about Cognos Analytics, this course empowered me greatly in a short space of time. I highly recommend it.

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    By Melinda E

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    May 22, 2022

    This class was particularly helpful as I have begun a new job that requires strong use of Excel tables AND myriad dashboards.

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    By Todd C

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    Oct 21, 2021

    Excellent stuff. Couple of differences between the material and latest version of the applications, but not really an issue.

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    By Paul C

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    Oct 1, 2022

    The visualisations videos and explanations are full of insight. Interactive learning is exciting and keeps one motivated

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    By tendai m

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    May 16, 2021

    Excellent course. It helped clarify about Pivot Tables and Charts which is super useful. IBM Cognos seems quite handy too!

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