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BDA105 — Introduction to Power BI

AAS in Business Data Analytics

Course ID: BDA105
Course Credits: 4

AAS in Business Data Analytics Program Availability:

California Institution
New Mexico Institution

About BDA105 — Introduction to Power BI

This course is a high-level introduction to Microsoft's Power BI, a leading tool in business intelligence. Designed to be accessible yet in-depth, the course aims to equip learners with the practical skills needed for data visualization and analytics in a business context. Recognizing data's crucial role in modern decision-making, the course delves into Power BI's functionalities that allow for self-service analytics, thereby democratizing data within an organization. By the end of the course, students can expect to be proficient in navigating the Power BI ecosystem, creating compelling visualizations, and implementing advanced interactivity features, all while understanding best practices in business intelligence. This course offers a mix of theoretical knowledge and hands-on exercises, empowering you to turn raw data into actionable insights.

Topics Covered in Course

BDA105 Topics

Understand the scope and purpose of Power BI in business intelligence
Identify the components and functionalities of Power BI
Recognize when and how to use Power BI as a data visualization, modeling, and warehouse tool

Learn how to obtain the Power BI Desktop software and access supporting materials
Recognize the new features and enhancements in Power BI
Understand the key steps to succeed at self-service analytics
Define what Business Intelligence (BI) is and its relevance to modern business
Understand the concept of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and how to define them
Assess organizational readiness for implementing BI
Learn best practices for BI implementation
Understand how to utilize Power BI successfully for self-service analytics
Understand the architecture of Power BI and its components
Learn about Power BI Desktop and how it integrates with other Power BI services
Understand the functionality of Power BI Report Server and the Mobile App
Learn about the Microsoft On-premises Data Gateway
Understand how to interpret data through Power BI
Learn how to navigate and interact with a Power BI report
Understand how to work with individual and multiple report items
Master the use of slicers and filters for data manipulation
Learn navigation techniques such as drill down and drill through
Understand the organization and functionalities of PowerBI.com
Learn how to connect to and navigate within PowerBI.com
Understand the different elements such as workspaces, reports, dashboards, etc.
Learn about additional functionalities and navigation elements in PowerBI.com
Understand the types of basic visualizations available in Power BI
Learn how to create text-based and graphical visualizations
Master the use of interactivity features like slicers, filters, and drill-through
Learn how to create geographic visualizations
Understand other visual elements like text boxes, images, and shapes
Learn how to format visualizations for better interpretability and aesthetics
Understand how to customize the appearance of your Power BI reports
Master the use of various formatting tools to enhance your visualizations
Master the art of controlling interactivity within Power BI reports using a variety of features like synchronizing slicers and custom tooltips
Learn how to enhance report interactivity with the use of bookmarks, the selection pane, and buttons
Understand how to incorporate custom visualizations, including those available from the marketplace or created using R and Python
Learn the steps to create a custom shape map
Gain insights into how advanced interactivity and custom visualizations feed into data modeling in Power BI

Prerequisites

Completion of BDA103B: Introduction to Data Visualization Part 2

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