From Excel to Power BI

This course teaches Power BI dashboards, data modeling, and business intelligence reporting using real-world data. If you’re comfortable with Excel, you already have the foundation needed to build professional Power BI reports. This complete Power BI course does not teach Excel fundamentals and does not require prior Power BI experience. Power BI may seem like a more advanced environment, but many of its tools and concepts will feel familiar to Excel users. With this foundation, you’ll learn how to model data, create effective visualizations, and make data-driven business decisions using large volumes of data in Power BI. We will help you build core Power BI knowledge and skills, including: • Importing data from Excel and other locations into Power BI. • Understanding the Power BI environment and its three Views. • Building beginner-to-moderate level skills for navigating the Power BI product. • Exploring influential relationships within datasets. • Designing Power BI visuals, reports, and dashboards. • Sharing, presenting, and collaborating on dashboards in Power BI Service. For this course you will need: • At least a free Power BI licensed account, including: 1) The Power BI desktop application, 2) Power BI Online in Microsoft 365. • A basic understanding of data analysis processes in Excel. Who Should Take This Course: - Business students - Small business owners - Business and operations professionals - Analysts and project managers - Anyone interested in making data-driven business decisions Course duration is approximately three hours. Learning is divided into five modules, the fifth being a cumulative assessment. The curriculum design includes video lessons, interactive learning using short, how-to video tutorials, and practice opportunities using COMPLEMENTARY DATASETS. Join us as you begin your journey in Business Intelligence with Power BI.