Power BI Course Syllabus
Section 1: Power BI Fundamentals
Overview of Power BI
Power BI Components
Understanding the Power BI Workflow
Installing Power BI Desktop
What is Power BI Interface
Section 2: Data Loading
Connecting to Data Sources
Importing Data from Excel, CSV, PDF, SQL Server, Azure,
JSON, Folders &Web
Understanding Data Connectivity Modes - Import
Understanding Data Connectivity Modes - Direct Query
Section 3: Data Transformation
Data Transformation
Power Query Editor
Creating Custom Columns
Manage column & Split column
Reduce rows
Applied Steps and Removing Errors
Transforming Unstructured Data
Transforming Menu
How to power query pivot
Unpivot column
Convert text to number
Transform - Text, Numbers, Date and Time
Power query using parameters and Functions
Storage modes in Power bi
Configuration setting - Data load
Auto Page refersh in Power BI
Section 4: Data Modeling
Creating a Data Model
Get multiple datasets and link them together
Understanding Data Relationships
Understanding Relationship Types One-to-One
Understanding Relationship Types One-to-Many
Creating Relationships in Power BI
Best Practices for Managing Relationships
Section 5: DAX - Data Analysis Expressions
Introduction to DAX
Syntax and Functions in DAX
Calculated Columns and Measures
Basic Calculations using Data Analysis Expressions - DAX
Measures vs. Calculated Columns
Aggregation Functions: SUM, COUNT, AVERAGE
Logical Functions - IF, SWITCH
Time Intelligence: Year-over-Year, Running Totals, Date
Calculations
Advanced DAX Functions
CALCULATE, FILTER, ALL Functions
Context Transition and Row Context in DAX
Section 6: Visualizations and Insights
Overview of Data Visualization
Types of Visuals: Bar, Line, Pie, Column, and Scatter Plots
How Power BI handles Data Visuals
Formatting Visuals - On-object Interaction, font and font
size, colors, Stylistic options
Scatter charts and Bubble Charts
Customizing Visuals
Advanced Filtering
Hierarchies, Drill-Downs, and Conditional Formatting
Matrices and bar charts
Group and bin data
Understanding the Analyze Feature in Power BI
Tree maps and Funnel Charts
Maps and Geo-Data Visualizations
Using Maps to Visualize Geographic Data
Understanding Heat Maps and Filled Maps
Key Performance Indicator Dashboard
Drill through and Drill-down Visualizations
Time based Visualization
Section 7: Interactive Dashboards
Designing Dashboards
Creating Interactive Dashboards
Enhancing User Experience
To design for Mobile Devices
Incorporating Visual Interactions - Sync Slicers, Selection
Controls
Section 8: Power BI Service - Publishing and Sharing Reports
To publish Power BI Service
Steps to Publish Reports
Understanding Workspaces and Apps
Overview of Sharing and Collaborating
Sharing Reports and Dashboards
Collaboration Features in Power BI Service
Exporting Reports
Embedding Reports
Exporting Reports to PDF
Exporting Reports to Excel
Embedding Power BI Reports in Applications
Section 9: Row-Level Security - RLS
Introduction to Data Security
To Implement Row-Level Security in Reports
What is Role-Based Access Control - RBAC
Section 10: Power BI with Excel Integration
Power BI and Excel: A Combined Approach
Importing Data from Excel to Power BI
Using Power Pivot, Power Query in Excel with Power BI
Creating Visuals in Power BI with Excel Data
Excel Integration for Analysis and Reporting
Section 11: Real-World Applications
Industry Use Case
To Create Dashboards for Business Insights
Power BI for Financial Reporting
Capstone Project