It is week 10 from the first day I joined The Data School. And do I feel that I’m left behind? Yes, I do, but not so much as before.
I still have a fresh memory of my first-week learning. It is the most difficult week. Tableau and Alteryx are completely new worlds for me, I originally thought that it should be as simple as Excel and it is something I can handle learning by self- studying. But I was wrong, before applying for The data school, I did some self-learning courses on Tableau, I didn’t find it too hard because there were tons of learning resources online, I can pick my favorite channel to learn. Simple, Easy, and Fun! But if you feel that you have all the skills to become a Tableau expert by one month of learning, you might need to rethink that.
My journey of learning is like this:
The first stage, I believe that it is easy and straightforward! I don’t need to spend too much time on it!
In the second stage, why there are so many hidden functions that I did not know before?
The third stage, I know how to draw a nice graph, how to use them in the real data, and how to convey my findings to audiences.
The fourth stage, the more details I go into, the broader areas I find that I need to improve on, the wider way of thinking I have, and I need to keep on studying to improve my work standard and accuracy.
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Learning path never has an end, but good to have nice team members and experienced coach along the way! Not like university courses or online learning experience, I never feel lonely in The Data School, I always can get fast help in here, that’s the vibe for my learning and I never want to stop progressing for my new career chapter!
