The following topics are covered on our Data Visualisation Course:
Theory and Concepts of Data Visualisation
• History of data visualisation.
• Understand the various categories used in the field e.g., Information/data/scientific visualisation, infographics, visual analytics.
• Investigate theorists and best practice in these fields, e.g., cognitive amplification, perceptual enhancement and ways to encourage inferential processes.
Introduction to Power BI
• How to download and install Power BI
• How to import data into Power BI
• How to transform Data within Power BI
• How to create data visualisations with Power BI
Data visualisation pre-processing techniques
• Learn data cleaning techniques relevant to data visualisation – data aggregation, data sampling, impute missing data, find inconsistencies.
• Learn transformation techniques – data normalisation, construct new variables, investigate how to use regular expressions and data manipulation techniques to pre-process data sets.
Data Analysis
• Learn how to interrogate data
• Learn creating calculations and formulae to drive insights
Data Visualisation traditional statistical approaches
• Histograms, boxplots, scatter plots
• Analysing correlations and patterns between variables
• Univariate, bivariate and multivariate ways of presenting data
Advanced visualisation techniques
• Investigate computer-based tools for visualisation and their features – interactivity, geospatial methods, hierarchical and networks solutions.
Visual Analytics
• Understand and critique the various visualisation methods used to solve data mining and data analytics problems, e.g., anomaly detection, pattern discovery.
Data Analytics Techniques
• Investigate the main pitfalls in data visualisation and data analytics in a realworld setting.
• Compare and contrast data analytics techniques investigating their theoretical principles, assumptions, strengths and weaknesses.
| College | City College Dublin |
| Course ID | 201969 |
| Course Location | Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 2 |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Diploma |
| Awarding Body Details | Professional Diploma in Data Visualisation |
| Course Start Date | 22nd September 2026 |
| Course Duration | 10 weeks |
| Course Time | 6.30 to 9.30pm |
| Course Fee | €895 |

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