DataCamp
FreeBuilding Dashboards with shinydashboard
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Korshub's take
The Korshub Take
This beginner R course provides a thorough walkthrough of building real-time, dynamic web dashboards using the shinydashboard package. Moving from fundamental Shiny web applications to styled dashboard interfaces, you will learn to apply sound UI/UX principles, custom CSS styling, and hover-over interactive elements across four hands-on scenario datasets.
Who It\'s For
Data analysts and R users who need to build customized, dynamic web dashboards and automated reporting portals for clients and key business metrics.
Key Takeaways
- shinydashboard Essentials: Structure web apps using headers, sidebars, and body layouts within shinydashboard.
- Interactive Elements: Incorporate hover-over effects, reactive inputs, and real-time data updates into dashboard widgets.
- Custom Styling: Tweak visual design and branding using custom CSS stylesheets and thematic components.
- Practical Scenarios: Apply UI/UX best practices across four practical domain datasets to craft client-ready dashboards.
About this course
Learn to create an interactive dashboard using the shinydashboard package in R. Whether you need to provide a client with information, create a data analysis report, or keep track of the performance of a personal project, shinydashboard can help you create something impactful. Learn the essentials of this powerful package today.
While reports can provide you with a snapshot of a situation, a dashboard is not only dynamic, meaning that data can be updated in real time but also interactive. This makes for a more immersive experience for your audience.
In this course, you will learn how to use shinydashboard in R to create a dynamic and interactive dashboard. You will cover the ins and outs of shinydashboard and learn about good UI/UX practices.
You will first build a shinyApp and then graduate to building a shinydashboard. Then, you learn how to include interactive elements with hover-over effects.
Finally, you will explore how to tweak your design elements of a shinydashboard using CSS code and more. You will be given the opportunity to practice these concepts using various datasets in the context of four different scenarios.
Upon completing this course, you will be better equipped to create tailor-made dashboards for any purpose using shinydashboard.
Understand How to Use Dashboards
While reports can provide you with a snapshot of a situation, a dashboard is not only dynamic, meaning that data can be updated in real time but also interactive. This makes for a more immersive experience for your audience.
Learn To Use shinydashboard
In this course, you will learn how to use shinydashboard in R to create a dynamic and interactive dashboard. You will cover the ins and outs of shinydashboard and learn about good UI/UX practices.
Build an Interactive Dashboard
You will first build a shinyApp and then graduate to building a shinydashboard. Then, you learn how to include interactive elements with hover-over effects.
Finally, you will explore how to tweak your design elements of a shinydashboard using CSS code and more. You will be given the opportunity to practice these concepts using various datasets in the context of four different scenarios.
Upon completing this course, you will be better equipped to create tailor-made dashboards for any purpose using shinydashboard.
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