Training

Heidi Plus advanced

Take your knowledge of Heidi Plus to an advanced level through a series of practical, hands-on tasks.

  • In person
  • 1 session
  • 1 day
  • £300 + VAT

This course will be held on

  • 22 January 2025

    On this one-day training course, take your use of Heidi Plus to an advanced level with the support of a trainer

    • In person
    • 09:00 – 16:30
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About

This one-day course is for silver and gold Heidi Plus users who wish to learn about and use the more advanced features of Heidi Plus as a data visualisation tool.

Enjoy this interactive course which requires participants to engage in practical exercises under the supervision and guidance of an expert trainer.

The in-person course takes place at the Jisc office in Manchester.

Who is it for?

The course is suitable for anyone who has completed the Heidi Plus beginner course and/or already knows how to:

  • Navigate the Heidi Plus system
  • Create and format interactive visualisations from appropriate HESA data sources, using Tableau
  • Export and share your workbooks, applying data protection principles
  • Begin to apply pre-defined analytics and calculated fields to your visualisations to benchmark the performance of higher education providers
  • Create a basic data dashboard

In addition, you must:

  • Already have your own sign in credentials to the HESA identity system as a silver or gold Heidi Plus user
  • Be able to sign in to Heidi Plus on your own device and complete tasks as the course is running
  • If attending in person, bring a laptop on which you can sign in to Heidi Plus

What does it cover?

On completion of the course, you will be able to:

  • Create advanced data visualisations
  • Blend written formula with pre-defined computations to benchmark the performance of higher education providers using HESA data
  • Write complex formula to create dimensions, measures and conditional clauses, with a particular focus on using LOD expressions
  • Create parameters to forecast and benchmark performance
  • Link multiple data sources together
  • Create a visually engaging and interactive business dashboard

What else do I need to know?

  • Internet connection is provided
  • Lunch and refreshments are provided
  • You will be supplied with all necessary documentation and supporting resources

Capacity is 5 - 15 participants. Please note that, if the minimum number is not reached, the course may be cancelled or moved online

Pricing and eligibility

In person member price - £300 plus VAT

Contact

Email customer.success@jisc.ac.uk for more information.