What will I actually learn in this Power BI course?

You'll learn how to turn data into clear Power BI reports and dashboards, and how to use those visuals to answer business questions. It starts with common chart types and report building, then moves into accessibility, navigation, sharing, and deeper analysis features. In the exercises, you'll create reports, add interactive filtering, and build an executive summary dashboard.

Do I need any Power BI experience before starting?

No, you don't need prior Power BI experience. The course begins with setting up Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service, then quickly moves into creating reports and visualizations. Some comfort reading charts and working with data will help, but it doesn't assume you've used the platform before.

Is this Power BI course beginner-friendly?

Yes, this is a good beginner course if you're new to Power BI and want a step-by-step introduction to visual reporting and analysis. The lessons start with common visualizations and basic report creation, then build toward dashboards, accessibility, and interactive features. If you already use Power BI regularly and mainly want deep advanced techniques, the early part may feel basic.

How long does it take to complete this course?

Plan on about 29 hours in total. At around 10 hours a week, that comes to roughly three weeks of steady work. The course includes lessons, readings, guided activities, and quizzes, so the workload mixes learning new features with practicing them.

Are there hands-on exercises or projects in this course?

Yes, there's plenty of hands-on practice, though it's mostly guided exercises rather than open-ended projects. You'll work through activities such as creating a sales report, improving report accessibility, building an interactive report, and assembling a dashboard. That format helps you apply each feature as you learn it instead of only reading about it.

What skills and topics does the course cover?

The course focuses on creating effective reports and dashboards, making them easier to navigate and share, and using Power BI's analysis tools to spot patterns in data. You'll practice choosing and formatting visuals, adding filtering and drillthrough, publishing and exporting reports, and using features like forecasting or Key Influencers to investigate trends. Overall, it gives you a rounded view of how Power BI supports both communication and analysis.

What can I actually do after finishing?

After finishing, you should be able to build a clear Power BI report or dashboard that others can explore and understand. For example, you could create a sales report with accessible formatting, interactive filtering, and views that help stakeholders drill into more detail. You'll also be able to use built-in analysis features to explain changes, spot trends, and share the results.

Is it more theory or hands-on learning?

It's best described as concept-first with guided practice. You'll spend a lot of time applying what you learn, but usually after a lesson shows you how the feature works, so it suits learners who want explanation before practice.

Why choose this course over other Power BI courses?

Choose this course if you want a beginner Power BI class that goes beyond making charts. It walks through the full reporting workflow, from designing accessible reports and dashboards to sharing them and using built-in analytics and AI visuals to investigate patterns. It's a strong fit for learners who want both report-building skills and a clearer sense of how to turn visuals into usable insights.

Do I need prior Power BI experience for this course?

No prior Power BI experience is required. The course introduces Power BI concepts and guides learners through report creation, visualization, and data analysis techniques.

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI

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Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI

Dieser Kurs ist Teil von Spezialisierung „Microsoft Data Analysis with SQL, Excel & Power BI“

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How to add visualizations to reports and dashboards.
How to design accessible reports and dashboards.
How to use visualizations to perform data analysis.

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In diesem Kurs gibt es 5 Module

This course forms part of the Microsoft Power BI Analyst Professional Certificate. This Professional Certificate consists of a series of courses that offers a good starting point for a career in data analysis using Microsoft Power BI.

In this course, you will learn report design and formatting in Power BI, which offers extraordinary visuals for building reports and dashboards. Additionally, you will learn how to use report navigation to tell a compelling, data-driven story in Power BI. You will explore how to get a statistical summary for your data and how to create and export reports in Power BI. You will also perform advanced analytics in Power BI to get deeper and more meaningful data insights. After completing this course, you'll be able to: ● Recognize the different types of visualizations in Power BI ● Add visualizations to reports and dashboards ● Apply formatting choices to visuals ● Add useful navigation techniques to the Power BI report ● Design accessible reports and dashboards ● Use visualizations to perform data analysis This is also a great way to prepare for the Microsoft PL-300 exam. By passing the PL-300 exam, you’ll earn the Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification.

Moduldetails

This module introduces core reporting capabilities in Microsoft Power BI, focusing on selecting and building appropriate visualizations for data representation. You will learn to create, customize, and organize reports using various chart types, apply formatting, and design visuals that effectively communicate insights to stakeholders.

Das ist alles enthalten

15 Videos20 Lektüren6 Aufgaben

15 VideosInsgesamt 95 Minuten

Analysis for Business Intelligence7 Minuten
What are visualizations?7 Minuten
Common visualizations7 Minuten
Creating a basic report7 Minuten
Table visualization5 Minuten
Bar and column charts7 Minuten
Line and area charts7 Minuten
Combo charts6 Minuten
Pie and donut charts6 Minuten
Treemaps6 Minuten
Displaying Key Performance Indicators5 Minuten
Ribbon and waterfall charts6 Minuten
Funnel charts6 Minuten
Scatter charts8 Minuten
Module summary: Creating Reports5 Minuten

20 LektürenInsgesamt 230 Minuten

Course syllabus10 Minuten
Setting up your Power BI environment20 Minuten
Setting up Power BI Service10 Minuten
Business intelligence cheatsheet10 Minuten
Additional resources: Key concepts5 Minuten
Explore business report types10 Minuten
Report Editor in Power BI10 Minuten
Visualizations pane10 Minuten
Exercise: Create a sales report30 Minuten
Exemplar: Create a sales report10 Minuten
Pinning visualizations10 Minuten
Additional resources: Introducing Visualizations5 Minuten
Activity: Using bars, columns, and lines10 Minuten
Activity: Enhancing the Report with a Product Category Breakdown10 Minuten
Targeted use of charts10 Minuten
Additional resources: Basic Visualizations5 Minuten
Exercise: Indicating business performance30 Minuten
Exemplar: Indicating business performance10 Minuten
Matrix visualization10 Minuten
Additional resources: Specialist Visualizations5 Minuten

6 AufgabenInsgesamt 94 Minuten

Module quiz: Creating Reports30 Minuten
Self-review: Create a sales report9 Minuten
Knowledge check: Introducing Visualizations15 Minuten
Knowledge check: Basic Visualizations15 Minuten
Self-review: Indicating business performance10 Minuten
Knowledge check: Specialist Visualizations15 Minuten

This module focuses on enhancing user experience by designing accessible, interactive, and easy-to-navigate reports. You will apply formatting techniques, implement filters, slicers, and drill through features, and use navigation tools like bookmarks and buttons to create intuitive and user-friendly reporting experiences.

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15 Videos10 Lektüren5 Aufgaben1 Diskussionsthema

15 VideosInsgesamt 90 Minuten

Accessibility in reports7 Minuten
Formatting and configuring visualizations7 Minuten
Conditional formatting6 Minuten
Working with themes6 Minuten
Adding custom tooltips7 Minuten
Report hierarchies7 Minuten
Report drillthrough5 Minuten
Sorting and filtering data in reports7 Minuten
Cross-filter and cross-highlight6 Minuten
Adding slicers7 Minuten
Adding buttons5 Minuten
Adding bookmarks5 Minuten
Group and layer visuals5 Minuten
DAX filter context in visualizations6 Minuten
Module summary: Navigation and Accessibility6 Minuten

10 LektürenInsgesamt 125 Minuten

Design best practices10 Minuten
Activity: Creating an accessible report30 Minuten
Activity: Improving accessibility with tooltips10 Minuten
Additional resources: Designing an Accessible Report5 Minuten
Activity: Sorting and filtering a report10 Minuten
Additional resources: Report Navigation and Filtering5 Minuten
Adding URLs10 Minuten
Exercise: Creating an interactive report30 Minuten
Exemplar: Creating an interactive report10 Minuten
Additional resources: Interactive Report5 Minuten

5 AufgabenInsgesamt 85 Minuten

Module quiz: Navigation and Accessibility30 Minuten
Knowledge check: Designing an Accessible Report15 Minuten
Knowledge check: Report Navigation and Filtering15 Minuten
Self-review: Creating an interactive report10 Minuten
Knowledge check: Interactive Report15 Minuten

1 DiskussionsthemaInsgesamt 10 Minuten

What type of reports will you create for the different types of users that you interact with?10 Minuten

This module explores how to deliver insights effectively through dashboards and sharing mechanisms. You will learn to design dashboards, publish and export reports, and optimize performance using tools like DAX tuning and performance analyzer, ensuring efficient and scalable data delivery to stakeholders.

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11 Videos13 Lektüren7 Aufgaben1 Diskussionsthema

11 VideosInsgesamt 71 Minuten

What is a dashboard?6 Minuten
Creating a dashboard5 Minuten
Improving usability in dashboards6 Minuten
Limitations of pinned visuals6 Minuten
Publishing reports4 Minuten
Pagination and exporting reports4 Minuten
Introduction to the Performance Analyzer6 Minuten
Resolving performance issues in DAX8 Minuten
Using variables for performance8 Minuten
Using variables for troubleshooting8 Minuten
Module summary: Bringing Data to the User8 Minuten

13 LektürenInsgesamt 180 Minuten

Activity: Preparing a simple workspace10 Minuten
Exercise: Building a dashboard30 Minuten
Exemplar: Building a dashboard10 Minuten
Additional resources: Creating Dashboards5 Minuten
Report page properties10 Minuten
Exercise: Sharing a report30 Minuten
Exemplar: Sharing a report10 Minuten
Activity: Analyze in Excel10 Minuten
Additional resources: Sharing with Stakeholders10 Minuten
Tuning report performance10 Minuten
Exercise: Improving DAX performance30 Minuten
Exemplar: Improving DAX performance10 Minuten
Additional resources: Optimizing Reports5 Minuten

7 AufgabenInsgesamt 105 Minuten

Module quiz: Bringing Data to the User30 Minuten
Self-review: Building a dashboard10 Minuten
Knowledge check: Creating Dashboards15 Minuten
Self-review: Sharing a report10 Minuten
Knowledge check: Sharing with Stakeholders15 Minuten
Self-review: Improving DAX performance10 Minuten
Knowledge check: Optimizing Reports15 Minuten

1 DiskussionsthemaInsgesamt 10 Minuten

How will you use Power BI to share your data effectively?10 Minuten

This module introduces analytical capabilities in Power BI, enabling you to derive insights from data using statistical summaries, clustering, and time-series analysis. You will also leverage AI-powered visuals such as key influencers and decomposition trees to uncover patterns, trends, and root causes in data.

Das ist alles enthalten

13 Videos14 Lektüren6 Aufgaben1 Diskussionsthema

13 VideosInsgesamt 79 Minuten

Statistical summary7 Minuten
Introduction to analytics7 Minuten
Group and bin data for analysis7 Minuten
Histograms and Top N7 Minuten
Clustering techniques7 Minuten
Continuous and categorical axes6 Minuten
Using the Analyze feature6 Minuten
Conducting a time series analysis6 Minuten
Creating reference lines7 Minuten
Forecasting6 Minuten
Key Influencers5 Minuten
Decomposition trees6 Minuten
Module summary: Identifying Patterns and Trends4 Minuten

14 LektürenInsgesamt 185 Minuten

Statistics cheatsheet10 Minuten
Activity: Performing an analysis10 Minuten
Additional resources: Perform Analytics in Power BI5 Minuten
Time series analysis10 Minuten
Activity: Using the Play Axis visualization30 Minuten
Error bars10 Minuten
Exercise: Explaining the increase30 Minuten
Exemplar: Explaining the increase10 Minuten
Activity: Forecasting sales10 Minuten
Additional resources: Analytical Tools in Power BI5 Minuten
Q&A visualization10 Minuten
Exercise: Root cause analysis30 Minuten
Exemplar: Root cause analysis10 Minuten
Additional resources: Working with AI Visuals5 Minuten

6 AufgabenInsgesamt 102 Minuten

Module quiz: Identifying Patterns and Trends30 Minuten
Knowledge check: Perform Analytics in Power BI15 Minuten
Self-review: Explaining the increase12 Minuten
Knowledge check: Analytical Tools in Power BI15 Minuten
Self-review: Root cause analysis15 Minuten
Knowledge check: Working with AI Visuals15 Minuten

1 DiskussionsthemaInsgesamt 10 Minuten

How will you use data visualization to bring your data to life?10 Minuten

This module consolidates learning through a comprehensive project where you design and present a complete data analysis solution. You will apply reporting, visualization, navigation, and analytical techniques to create an executive-level output, followed by a final assessment to evaluate your overall proficiency.

Das ist alles enthalten

1 Video3 Lektüren2 Aufgaben1 Diskussionsthema

1 VideoInsgesamt 7 Minuten

Course recap: Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI7 Minuten

3 LektürenInsgesamt 50 Minuten

About the final project and assessment: Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI10 Minuten
Exercise: Adventure Works executive summary30 Minuten
Exemplar: Adventure Works executive summary10 Minuten