This foundational course aims to equip you with an understanding of Power BI, exploring its core features and components of its user-friendly interface, and the capabilities it offers.

By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Explain how to prepare data for analysis by importing and resolving errors using Power BI. - Examine the process of creating data models using Power BI Desktop models. - Discover effective data visualizations and compelling reports to communicate your insights. - Describe the steps to publish reports, design interactive dashboards, and safeguard the data by using the security features in Power BI. You'll dive into the details of Power BI Desktop models, mastering model fundamentals and frameworks and using that knowledge to build your own data models. This specialized short course is tailored for individuals interested in pursuing a career as a data analyst and leveraging Power BI. No prior data analytics experience or degree is required to take this course. However, having some working knowledge of data analysis, including preparing, modeling, and visualizing data and deriving actionable insights, and applying domain expertise will be helpful.