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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate
Microsoft

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Launch your career as a Power BI analyst. Build job-ready skills – and must-have AI skills – for an in-demand career. Earn a credential from Microsoft. No prior experience required.

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Instructor: Microsoft

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.6

(6,423 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
5 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Learn to use Power BI to connect to data sources and transform them into meaningful insights.

  • Prepare Excel data for analysis in Power BI using the most common formulas and functions in a worksheet.  

  • Learn to use the visualization and report capabilities of Power BI to create compelling reports and dashboards.

  • Demonstrate your new skills with a capstone project and prepare for the industry-recognized Microsoft PL-300 Certification exam.

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Professional Certificate - 8 course series

What you'll learn

  • NEW [optional] introduction to Generative AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Advanced Analytics
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Design Dashboards
Category: Microsoft Power Platform
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Statistical Reporting
Category: power bi
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Design Reports
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Dashboard
Category: Data Visualization Software

What you'll learn

  • How to recognize and use the key data analysis components of Microsoft Power BI.

  • Understand a Power BI data analyst's skills, tasks, and tools.

  • Describe the different stages in the data analysis process that result in data-driven decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Database Design
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: power bi
Category: DAX
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
Category: Star Schema

What you'll learn

  • How to set up a data source and explain and configure storage modes in Power BI.

  • How to prepare for data modeling by cleaning and transforming data.

  • How to use profiling tools to identify data anomalies.

  • How to reference queries and dataflows and use the Advanced Editor to modify code. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Presentation
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Security
Category: Report Building
Category: Microsoft Power Platform
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: power bi
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Data Mapping
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Creative Design
Category: Dashboard
Category: Data Visualization Software
Data Modeling in Power BI

Data Modeling in Power BI

Course 424 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to form a model using a Star Schema.

  • How to write calculations DAX to create elements and analysis in Power BI.

  • How to optimize performance in a Power BI model.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Security Alerting
Category: Microsoft SQL Servers
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Security
Category: power bi
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Dashboard
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: SQL

What you'll learn

  • How to add visualizations to reports and dashboards.

  • How to design accessible reports and dashboards.

  • How to use visualizations to perform data analysis.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Generative AI
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Power BI
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Data Visualization Software

What you'll learn

  • How to create compelling and cohesive reports and dashboards.

  • How to work in detail with specialist chart visualizations.

  • How to add elements such as videos, streaming data and QR codes to dashboards.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Management
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Microsoft Power Platform
Category: Business Analysis
Category: power bi
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Data Collection
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Data-driven decisions
Category: Microsoft 365
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Visualization Software

What you'll learn

  • How to create and publish an app in Power BI.

  • How to implement dynamic reports in Power BI.

  • How to implement security measures and alerting in a Power BI report or dashboard.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Configuration
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Validation
Category: Microsoft Power Platform
Category: power bi
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Power Query
Category: Data Storage
Category: Data transformation
Category: Data Integration

What you'll learn

  • Prepare the data with Power BI.

  • Model, visualize, and analyze the data in Power BI.

  • How to deploy and maintain Power BI assets.

  • NEW [optional] Generative AI for Power BI.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: formulas and functions
Category: Preparing Data
Category: Microsoft Power Platform
Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: power bi
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Microsoft Excel

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When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

 
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This Professional Certificate has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution. 

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