COGNOS ANALYTICS 11.

1 ONLINE TRAINING COURSE

THE COMPLETE COURSE
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Learn 15 years’ worth of extraordinary Cognos Analytics 11.1 skills and techniques in 3 months. Impress
your boss this week - get a promotion. Become a contractor/freelancer - take 4-month vacations. Scale
your salary up to $150k plus – retire early. Work remotely from anywhere in the world – enjoy your
freedom. Future proof your career by learning to work with data - AI is the future. I am not training you to
compete, I am training you to DOMINATE!

Instructor:
Kwame Awuku – 15 years Cognos Analytics experience, 4 certifications, President @ Coglitics LLC.

Prerequisites:
- An Internet connection, Phone, Tablet or Computer, and a self-motivated persona.
- Access to a 30-day free trial or $70/month subscription to IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.x.
- Understanding your organization’s business intelligence and data analytics needs.

Course Objectives:
Students will learn to create Advanced Lists and Crosstabs, Reporting Dashboards, Dashboards, Data
visualizations, Stories, Data Modules, Datasets, Active Reports, Job/Report Scheduling; and above all
develop a winning mindset.

Who Should Enroll:

New Cognos Report Authors; v8 and v10 Authors seeking to acquire v11 skills; Millennials and new
college graduates looking for a useful career in Tech; Project Managers, Customer Success Reps and
Recruiters looking to level up; Contractors, Consultants, and Freelancers.
*Employers: Enroll employees in under 1 hour, see results immediately, access to training for 1 year.
- New College Graduates: No experience? Present a Portfolio and win!

Course Access. Structure. Estimated Length:

1-year access to the Course material (streaming only with a few select downloads) with the option to
extend after 1 year. *Summer 2019 students get 1 additional year free. Offer ends Sept 30th.
Self-Paced. 2 to 4 months.

Certificate of completion:
Yes. Plus 100 questions for your review, practice, and reference.

SUMMARY COURSE OUTLINE – v2.0 (July 2019)

MODULES CHAPTER TITLES TIME

1. Getting Started
Cognos Analytics 11.1 Training Course n/a
Curriculum(pdf)
Course Curriculum Overview (video preview) 20:34
Get Cognos Analytics 11.1 Free Trial - Fast And Easy 18:08

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 Overview Of The Entire Cognos Analytics 11.1 System 44:33
2. Lecture - How to Earn 165K/Year In Tech
What is Business Intelligence And Cognos Analytics? 30:05
Career Problems And How You Can Overcome Them 24:36
The 4-MULA Concept ???
3. Overviews
Overview - The Welcome Screen 7:20
Overview - The Reporting Interface 18:36
Overview - The Dashboard Interface 13:43
Overview - The Data Module Features 7:36
Overview - The Exploration Interface 17:44
Overview - Learn All About Uploading 2:25
Data Module – Part 1
Know Your Data - Weather Analytics 15:48
Create Your 1st Data Module - Weather Analytics Data 37:13
(Easy)
Create Navigation Paths 7:07
4. Dashboards
Presentation - Your 1st Dashboard 46:06
Time of Day Major Dashboard 21:53
Departments Dashboard 16:20
Comparison Dashboard 22:37
Saturday Dashboard 23:30
AI Advanced Dashboard 22:13
NFL Analytics - Passing Habits Dashboard 20:25
NFL Analytics – Tom Brady Dashboard 15:03
NFL Analytics - Division Dashboard 31:56
Sample Sales – Revenue and Profitability Analysis 53:49
Sample Sales - Profit Margin Analysis 35:17

5. Reporting
The List - Beginner Concepts 58:25
Queries - All About Queries 18:32
The List - Intermediate Concepts 50:16
Filters - All About Filters 20:31
Prompts And Prompt Page Basics 36:21

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 Prompts - Advanced Concepts 13:31
The List - Advanced Concepts 43:31
Charts - The Basics 41:51
Charts - Advanced Concepts 38:03
Crosstab – The Basics 24:43
Crosstab - Advanced Concepts 20:53
Master Detail Relationships 12:27
Section & Section With Master Detail 14:08
Page Break & Page Break Using Master Detail 15:23
Relationship
Conditional Styles And Conditional Palettes 18:17
32:26

Repeater Table - With Lists And Crosstabs 20:56

Repeater - Weather Reporting Dashboard 16:20
Drill-Through - From Master To Detail 33:18
ADVANCED 2 – Bar Chart Embedded In Crosstab 22:45
Row
Render Variable Using Boolean 18:33
Style Variable Using String Variable 14:45
Text Source Variable Using Boolean And String 16:58:
Variables
Conditional Blocks And Textual Features 34:29
ADVANCED 3 - Add KPI Indicators/Traffic Light To 26:31
Dashboard
8 Key Chart Types - Part 1 34:32
8 Key Chart Types - Part 2 27:56
ADVANCED 4 - Multi Axes Chart And Multi Level 22:55
Crosstab
Data Module – Part 2
Know your Data – Sample Sales Data 9:01
Create Your 2nd Data Module – ‘Sample Sales Data 3:37
Coglitics’
Data Types And Casting: String, Integers, Decimal etc 14:56
If-Then-Else & Case Statements 32:26
Count Function: Add Count And “Flag” Data Rows 16:23
Key Query Calculations: Scope (For Clause), Total, 20:12
Percentage, Summaries
Rank Function 14:44

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 Union & Join Lecture 31:50
Data Module – Part 3
Know your Data: Store Sales Data 5:14
Create Your 3rd Data Module With Join & Union – 27:25
‘Store Sales Coglitics’
Create Union Using A Query In Report 13:17
Pivot List to Crosstab 9:46
ADVANCED 5 - The Powerful Token 55:54
ADVANCED 6 - Data Module Enhancements ‘Store 38:48
Sales Coglitics’
Report Expression 9:05
Create Join Using Query 31:12
ADVANCED 7 - Multi-Level Chart Embedded In List 1:03:52
Dashboard Drill Through to Report 9:38
ADVANCED 8 - Store Sales JEDI Reporting 53:21
Dashboard
Active Report 1 - The Critical Controls 45:07
Active Report 2 - The Critical Controls 44:13
Active Report - Eye Candy 47:34
Relative Date Functions - Adjust Data Module Date Reference 35:25
Module From Fiscal To Gregorian.csv (important)

ADVANCED 9: Relative Dates Reporting 37:03

Dashboard
ADVANCED 10 - The Pink Dashboard 1:12:21
ADVANCED 11 – Sales Scorecard 1:10:17
Data Module – Part 4: Advanced 12 - Data Module Preparation 1:04:04
(Weather Analytics)
6. Administration:
Create And Schedule A Report 21:04
Create And Schedule A Job 14:03
Create And Schedule A Report View 10:22
Create A Dataset - Summary and Aggregate Tables 15:05

7. Exploration
Profitability Relative To Discounts And Sales - Part 1 26:08
Comparison Between 2 Sales People - Part 2 20:00

8. Stories
Student request 1

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 Student request 2
9. Notes & Syntax | 100 Interview Questions
Advanced (Weather Analytics) - Syntax
Store Sales JEDI Reporting Dashboard - Syntax
Advanced 5 - The Powerful Token - Syntax
Cognos Analytics 11.1 Online Training - [The
Complete Course] - 100 Questions
Module 10: Bonus Chapters - Look for more to be added.
Repeater Table Report Dashboard for Airline 20:46

Extras
How to communicate via EMAIL with clients in Tech
5 Advantages of becoming a contractor
7 Key ‘requirements gathering’ questions

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