BoC Data Visualization Workshop

This 16-hour course will take participants from basic principles and concepts behind data visualization through best practices for R/ggplot2/Power BI.

Instructors	Schedule
Patrick Boily, Data Action Lab & Idlewyld Analytics Linked In profile pat.boily@data-action-lab.com idlewyld@idlewyld.net Follow @idlewyld_IACS on Twitter (#iqc4376) for DV content Stephen Davies, Data Action Lab & the DAVHILL Group Linked In profile stephen.davies@davhill.com 613 862-9086 Jen Schellinck, Data Action Lab & Sysabee Linked In profile jen.schellinck@data-action-lab.com jschellinck@sysabee.com	All sessions from 13:00 to 15:00 EST. Data Visualization Concepts: Oct 26, Oct 29, Nov 02 Visualization and Exploration Storytelling with Data Fundamental Principles Gestalt Principles Decluttering Charts Size, Colour, Position Visualization Catalogue R/ggplot2 for Visualization: Nov 05, Nov 09 Simple Plots in R The Grammar of Graphics and ggplot2 Dashboards and Power BI: Nov 12, Nov 16 Introduction to Dashboards Introduction to Power BI Power BI: Beyond the Basics Power BI and R: Nov 19 Incoporating R/ggplot2 in Power BI
Data Visualization Course Materials	Power BI Course Materials
Outline and Learning Objectives 1. Data Visualization and Data Exploration 2. Storytelling With Data 3. Fundamental Principles of Data Visualization 4. The Gestalt Principles 5. Decluttering 6. Size, Colour, Position 7. Visualisation Catalogue 8. Simple Plots in R 9. The Grammar of Graphics and ggplot2 References R and R Studio: R Studio download link and support documentation R download link and support documentation Supplementary Materials: Fundamental Principles of Analytical Design A ggplot2 Primer R Basics Extra: Accessibility Extra: Animated and Interactive Visualizations Extra: Basics of Dashboarding Extra: Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Shame Extra: Matching Visualizations Extra: More ggplot2 and Lattice Charts Simple Data Visualization with R Data Visualization with ggplot2 More Data Visualization Stuff in R Datasets: Canada2011_CMA Canada2011 algae_blooms custdata.tsv file (available from zmPDSwR‘s GitHub repository)	Introduction to Power BI Power BI: Beyond the Basics R and Power BI Power BI Dashboards (zipped files) and Data: Receiver General Data – WIP.pbix Introduction to Power BI R1.pbix Power BI Beyond the Basics Student Copy.pbix Ice_thickness_geo Ice_thickness Colour Cross-Reference PSPC Acquisition Land Buildings Works 2016 R1 List of Govt Departments and Numbers Accounting Transactions tcrg-rgat Power BI + R Exercise Code Power BI: Download link and support documentation Supplementary Materials: Dashboards and Data Visualization, with Examples GlobalCitiesDashboard.pbix 2015NHLDraftClass.pbix GlobalCitiesPBI DraftData