Data-Driven Decisions with Power BI

New Power BI users will begin the course by gaining a conceptual understanding of the Power BI desktop application and the Power BI service. Learners will explore the Power BI interface while learning how to manage pages and understand the basics of visualizations. Learners can download a course dataset and engage in numerous hands-on experiences to discover how to import, connect, clean, transform, and model their own data in the Power BI desktop application. Learners will investigate reports, learn about workspaces, and practice viewing, creating, and publishing reports to the Power BI service. Finally, learners will become proficient in the creation and utilization dashboards.

• Week 1: Understand Power BI and Power BI Data Analysis
• New Power BI users will begin the course by gaining a conceptual understanding of the Power BI desktop application and the Power BI service. Learners will explore the Power BI interface while learning how to manage pages and understand the basics of visualizations. Learners can download a course dataset to enjoy guided, hands-on exercises in importing, connecting, cleaning, transforming and modeling data in the Power BI desktop application. Learners will investigate reports, learn about workspaces, and practice viewing, creating, and publishing reports to the Power BI service. Finally, learners will become proficient in the creation and utilization of dashboards.
• Week 2: Introduction to Modeling Data and Report Visualizations
• Week 3: Navigate Reports and Visualizations
• Week 4: Navigate the Power BI Service
• Week 5: Final Review