Description
If you enjoy analyzing data and using Power BI to discover and unlock data insights, this could be the ideal course for you.
This course will discuss the various methods and best practices that are in line with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Power BI. The course will also show how to access and process data from a range of data sources including both relational and non-relational data. This course will also explore how to implement proper security standards and policies across the Power BI spectrum including datasets and groups. The course will also discuss how to manage and deploy reports and dashboards for sharing and content distribution. Finally, this course will show how to build paginated reports within the Power BI service and publish them to a workspace for inclusion within Power BI.
Contents
Module 1: Get Started with Microsoft Data AnalyticsThis module explores the different roles in the data space, outlines the important roles and responsibilities of a Data Analysts, and then explores the landscape of the Power BI portfolio.
Lesson
- Data Analytics and Microsoft
- Getting Started with Power BI
Module 2: Prepare Data in Power BIThis module explores identifying and retrieving data from various data sources. You will also learn the options for connectivity and data storage and understand the difference and performance implications of connecting directly to data vs. importing it.
Lesson
- Get data from various data sources
Module 3: Clean, Transform, and Load Data in Power BIThis module teaches you the process of profiling and understanding the condition of the data. They will learn how to identify anomalies, look at the size and shape of their data, and perform the proper data cleaning and transforming steps to prepare the data for loading into the model.
Lesson
- Data shaping
- Data Profiling
- Enhance the data structure
Module 4: Design a Data Model in Power BIThis module teaches the fundamental concepts of designing and developing a data model for proper performance and scalability. This module will also help you understand and tackle many of the common data modeling issues, including relationships, security, and performance.
Lesson
- Introduction to data modeling
- Working with tables
- Dimensions and Hierarchies
Module 5: Create Model Calculations using DAX in Power BIThis module introduces you to the world of DAX and its true power for enhancing a model. You will learn about aggregations and the concepts of Measures, calculated columns and tables, and Time Intelligence functions to solve calculation and data analysis problems.
Lesson
- Introduction to DAX
- Real-time dashboards
- Advanced DAX
Module 6: Optimize Model Performance in Power BIIn this module you are introduced to steps, processes, concepts, and data modeling best practices necessary to optimize a data model for enterprise-level performance.
Lesson
- Optimize the data model for performance
- Optimize DirectQuery Models
Module 7: Create Reports in Power BIThis module introduces you to the fundamental concepts and principles of designing and building a report, including selecting the correct visuals, designing a page layout, and applying basic but critical functionality. The important topic of designing for accessibility is also covered.
Lesson
- Design a report
- Enhance the report
Module 8: Create Dashboards in Power BIIn this module you will learn how to tell a compelling story through the use of dashboards and the different navigation tools available to provide navigation. You will be introduced to features and functionality and how to enhance dashboards for usability and insights.
Lesson
- Create a Dashboard
- Real-time Dashboards
- Enhance a Dashboard
Module 9: Identify Patterns and Trends in Power BIThis module helps you apply additional features to enhance the report for analytical insights in the data, equipping you with the steps to use the report for actual data analysis. You will also perform advanced analytics using AI visuals on the report for even deeper and meaningful data insights.
Lesson
- Advanced Analytics
- Data Insights through AI visuals
Module 10: Create and Manage Workspaces in Power BIThis module will introduce you to Workspaces, including how to create and manage them. You will also learn how to share content, including reports and dashboards, and then learn how to distribute an App.
Lesson
- Creating Workspaces
- Sharing and Managing Assets
Module 11: Manage Files and Datasets in Power BIThis module will introduce you to parameters and datasets. You will also learn how to manage datasets and parameters, build dynamic reports with parameters, and set dataset refresh options.
Lesson
Module 12: Row-level Security in Power BIThis module will introduce you to row-level security, both static and dynamic methods, and how to implement.
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