Excel to Power BI: Data Analysis & Business Intelligence

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.

Unlock the power of Excel—your gateway to smarter data management and analysis. • Microsoft Excel is the world’s most widely used spreadsheet tool, relied on by over 750 million users globally. Whether you're managing budgets, tracking inventory, or preparing reports, Excel is a must-have skill across industries. • Excel proficiency is one of the top 5 most requested skills in job postings across business, finance, and operations roles. Learning Excel basics boosts productivity and opens doors to data-driven decision-making. We help you get started quickly. Career Impact • Around 82% of business analyst roles require Excel • Entry-level professionals with Excel skills on average can earn up to 15% more (according to launch • Excel is foundational for careers in data, finance, and admin What You’ll Learn • Navigate the Excel interface and create workbooks • Organize, sort, and filter data using tables and formulas • Apply formatting and build charts to visualize insights What Makes This Course Unique ✅ Designed for true beginners—no prior Excel experience needed ✅ Bite-sized lessons with hands-on practice using real datasets ✅ Learn in just 90 minutes with focused, interactive modules ✅ Builds a foundation for advanced Excel and Power BI courses ✅ Includes downloadable practice files and auto-graded assignments Who Should Take This Course • Students and recent graduates building job-ready skills • Business professionals across roles in operations, sales, and support • Small business owners and retail managers • Anyone ready to start working with data confidently This course is intended as the first in a specialization of three courses—beginning with building basic data literacy skills in Excel and culminating with building data literacy in Power BI through our course "From Excel to Power BI." Start your Excel journey today and transform how you work with data—one cell at a time. *Please note: A Microsoft 365 subscription is required to access all features used in this course.*

Unlock Excel’s full potential and transform your data into insights. - This intermediate-level course empowers learners to go beyond basic spreadsheets and move toward mastering Excel’s powerful data modeling and dashboarding capabilities—skills that are in high demand across industries. - Excel is used by over 750 million people worldwide. Yet, most users only scratch the surface. This course helps you unlock Excel’s advanced features — Power Query, PivotTables, Power Pivot, and dynamic dashboards — used by analysts, consultants, and business professionals globally. How will this course impact you? - Excel skills are listed in over 60% of data analyst job postings. - Intermediate Excel proficiency can boost productivity by 40% and reduce reporting time by up to 50%. - Mastering dashboards and data models is a key differentiator for roles in analytics, business intelligence, finance, and operations. What you will learn? - Import and clean data using Power Query - Build and manage data models with Power Pivot - Create dynamic dashboards with PivotCharts and slicers - Protect and share workbooks securely - Use advanced lookup functions (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH) What Makes This Course Unique? ✔ Hands-on assignments with real-world datasets ✔ Step-by-step video walkthroughs for each Excel feature ✔ Practice quizzes and dashboard-building exercises ✔ Designed for fast completion—under 4 hours total ✔ No need for external tools—everything is done in Excel Who Should Take This Course? - Business professionals looking to level up their Excel skills - University students preparing for internships or analyst roles - Job seekers wanting to add practical Excel skills to their resume - Consultants and freelancers who build client reports - Anyone who’s used Excel and wants to go deeper Whether you're preparing for a promotion, pivoting into data analytics, or simply want to work smarter—not harder—this course will help you unlock Excel’s hidden power. Enroll now and start building dashboards that drive decisions. Please note that this course requires an Excel license or qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription to complete.