Data Preparation and Evaluation with Copilot

This course prepares you to use Microsoft Copilot for data preparation and evaluation tasks. Designed for data analysts, business analysts, and data professionals who regularly work with spreadsheets and datasets — no prior AI or coding experience required — this course helps you build practical, prompt-based workflows for everyday data tasks. Whether you're new to generative AI tools or looking to formalize how you use Copilot in your role, you'll learn how to leverage Copilot's generative AI and natural language processing capabilities to streamline your workflow, ensure data quality, and generate valuable insights, ultimately making you a more efficient and effective data professional. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Use Copilot's natural language prompts to clean, structure, and prepare raw data for analysis - Apply Copilot's generative AI features to identify data quality issues and inconsistencies - Generate actionable insights from datasets using Copilot's evaluation capabilities - Streamline routine data preparation tasks to save time and reduce manual effort Who should take this course: This course is best suited for learners who already handle data as part of their role (e.g., data analysts, business/ops analysts, junior data scientists) and want to add AI-assisted workflows to their toolkit. Basic familiarity with spreadsheets or tabular data is helpful; no programming background is needed. Prerequisites: - Basic familiarity with spreadsheets or tabular data (e.g., rows, columns, filters) - No programming or coding experience required - No prior AI or machine learning knowledge required - Access to Microsoft Copilot Required Course Materials: A Copilot license is required to complete this course. If you don't have a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family license, you can start a free 30-day trial using the link provided in the course.