Course curriculum

  • 1

    Start Here

  • 2

    Module 1: Introduction to Qlik Sense

    • What is Qlik Sense?

    • Qlik Sense Hub Basics

    • Navigating Qlik Sense's Hub

    • Options in the Add New Button

    • Creating Apps in Qlik Sense

    • Creating an App

    • Navigating the App

    • Analyzing Vs Editing

    • Measures and Dimensions

    • Understanding Dimensions, Measures and Placing objects in the App

    • Instructions to Complete Quiz 1

    • Quiz 1: Upload an app into your Hub.

    • Data Set for Quiz 2

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    • Quiz 2: Create an App
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    Module 2: Comparing data: Bar charts, treemaps.

    • What are Bar Charts?

    • Bar chart Basics

    • Creating Bar Charts - Part I

    • Creating Bar Charts - Part II

    • What are Treemaps?

    • Treemap Basics

    • Creating Treemaps - Part I

    • Creating Treemaps - Part II

    • Creating Bar Charts and Treemaps - A Military Exercise

    • More Bar Charts and Treemaps - Understanding Nike Locations

    • Assignment 1 - Creating Bar Charts

    • Assignment 2 - Create Two Treemaps

    • Assignment 3 - More Treemaps

    • Assignment 4 - Best Performing Movies

    • Challenge Assignment - Box Office

    • Module 2 Quiz

    • Instructions for Module 2 Quiz

    • Data Sets for Module 2
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    Module 3: Viewing trends: Line charts and Scatterplots.

    • What are Line Charts?

    • Line Chart Basics

    • Creating Line Charts

    • Line Charts - A Crypto Currency Trend Analysis

    • What are Scatterplots?

    • Scatterplots Basics

    • Creating Scatter Plots

    • Scatter Plots - Analyzing Bitcoin

    • Assignment 1: Line charts for Military Spending and the US GDP

    • Assignment 2: Line charts and the world population

    • Assignment 3: Creating Scatter Plots to Analyze Video Games Sales

    • Module 3 Quiz Instructions

    • Module 3 Quiz

    • Data Sets for Module 3
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    Module 4: Generating Maps with density and symbols.

    • What are Maps?

    • Maps Basics

    • Creating Maps - Part I

    • Creating Maps - Part II

    • Assignment 1

    • Assignment 2

    • Instructions for Module 4 Quiz

    • Module 4 - Quiz

    • Data Sets for Module 4
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    Module 5: Bonus Content.

    • Creating a Dashboard

    • More on Creating a Dashboard

    • Course Wrap Up

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the class the students will be familiar with concepts of:

This course will serve as an introduction to the use of Qlik for creating basic graphs and charts. By the end of the class, the students will be familiar with concepts for dimensions and measures, as well as software tools such as Bar Charts, Tree Maps, Filters, KPIs, Line Charts, and more. Students will also be familiar with the use of Qlik Sense Hub on the Cloud, data loading, and how to create applications to visualize the data effectively.

About the Professor:

Javier Leon

Javier Leon is a Ph.D. Candidate in Data Science. Certified Project Manager Professional, MBA, MS Business Intelligence and Analytics, MS Food Marketing, and a Qlik Ambassador. Javier is passionate about teaching. He has developed several courses for top Universities in the United States. Some of the areas in which he has developed courses include Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Marketing, International Business, R Programming, Python, Supply Chain Management, Business Analysis, and Data Visualization.  ​ Javier has worked with some of the largest food and beverage companies in the world as a project manager, and in his role, he has led the efforts to develop thousands of dashboards, reflecting the progress of the company toward meeting its strategy through the use of Key Performance Indicators seen in interactive and powerful graphs, charts and tables.

Target Audience

  • New Qlik Sense Users

  • College Students

  • Business Intelligence Professionals

  • College Graduates

  • Project Managers

  • Entrepreneurs wanting to visualize their business performance

  • Business Analysts

  • IT Professionals

  • Professionals who want to use data for storytelling