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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IS&T’s BI Reporting team would like to announce ‘Third Thursday Training’.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As a break from our weekly drop-in User Group sessions, we will be hosting a training session once per month. The session will be held on the third Thursday of the month, at the same location and time as our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For your reference, User Group is held:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The focus of these Third Thursday Training sessions is, to cover topics such as basic training for our reporting tools (Cognos and Tableau), tips and tricks to make your reports more efficient and useful,
and user suggested topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As topics become available, they will be posted on our User Group webpage: <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/business/warehouse/usergroup">http://ist.mit.edu/business/warehouse/usergroup</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To kick off our Third Thursday Training Series, we’ll be hosting a Data Viz workshop next Thursday, 4/20/2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Are you new to Tableau or heard about it and wondering how to build visualizations like charts, graphs and dashboards on your own?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here’s your chance to explore the capabilities of Tableau. At this session, you would be given a sample data set where you will get some hands-on experience building your own visualizations using Tableau.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Questions? Don’t worry our Reporting Team members will be available to answer your questions and share tips during the session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prerequisite: laptop with Tableau installed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To obtain Tableau: <a href="https://ist.mit.edu/tableau/desktop/request">https://ist.mit.edu/tableau/desktop/request</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Space is limited, so to reserve your spot, please visit: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-viz-workshop-tickets-33736244014">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-viz-workshop-tickets-33736244014</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">George Roch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BI Analyst <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IS&T | Reporting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: 617-324-1140<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: <a href="mailto:g_roch@mit.edu">
<span style="color:#0563C1">g_roch@mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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