Description
Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization is an intermediate-level program designed to build strong foundational and practical skills in Looker, LookML, and cloud-based data workflows. This specialization guides learners through the full process of understanding how organizational data is stored, modeled, and used to generate business insights.
You will begin by exploring how cloud data ecosystems operate and how modern companies leverage data to make better decisions. The program then introduces Looker’s powerful data exploration tools, teaching you how to work with dimensions, measures, filters, pivots, and real-time visualizations. Learners also gain hands-on experience with LookML to design scalable data models, create curated Explores, and develop reliable data structures that empower business users to self-serve their analytics needs.
By the end of this specialization, you’ll have the practical skills required to support data-driven decision-making and to function effectively as a Looker Developer or analytics professional within a modern cloud environment.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Perform data exploration and analysis in Looker to support business decision-making
- Use dimensions, measures, filters, pivots, and table calculations for rich analytical insights
- Build and share real-time visualizations using Looks, dashboards, and boards
- Develop LookML models in the Looker IDE and apply version control best practices
- Curate Explores and create reusable data structures for business teams
- Create and persist derived tables within LookML for advanced data modeling
Target Audience
- Aspiring Looker Developers
- Data analysts transitioning into cloud-based analytics workflows
- Professionals responsible for building internal data products
- Teams seeking to improve data exploration and visualization processes
- Anyone with basic SQL skills wanting to work with LookML
Prerequisites
- Basic proficiency with a query language (e.g., SQL)
- Experience with data modeling concepts
Course Specifications
Publisher: Coursera
Instructor: Google Cloud Training
Language: English
Level: Intermediate
Number of Courses: 3
Duration: 1 month (approx. 10 hours per week)
Content of Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization
Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud
Analyzing and Visualizing Data in Looker
Developing Data Models with LookML
FIle Size: 303 MB