Power BI From Basics to Interactive Dashboards by Nitya Patel

Course Title

Power BI: From Basics to Interactive Dashboards

Course Level

Beginner to Advanced

Course Duration

20–25 Hours (Recorded / Live)

Prerequisites

• Basic computer knowledge

• Familiarity with Excel is helpful but not mandatory

• No coding experience required

🧱 MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

• What is Business Intelligence (BI)?

• Why BI is important in today’s data-driven world

• Introduction to Power BI

• Power BI vs Excel vs other BI tools

• Real-world use cases (Sales, Finance, HR, Education)

🧱 MODULE 2: POWER BI ECOSYSTEM & SETUP

• Power BI Desktop overview

• Power BI Service overview

• Power BI Mobile apps

• Power BI licensing (Free vs Pro)

• Installing Power BI Desktop

• Understanding Power BI interface:

  • Report View

  • Data View

  • Model View

🧱 MODULE 3: DATA IMPORT & CONNECTIONS

• Understanding data sources

• Importing data from:

  • Excel

  • CSV

  • Text files

• Introduction to database connections

• Load vs Transform data

• Navigator window explained

🧱 MODULE 4: DATA CLEANING & TRANSFORMATION (POWER QUERY)

• Introduction to Power Query Editor

• Cleaning data:

  • Removing nulls

  • Removing duplicates

  • Changing data types

• Filtering and sorting data

• Splitting and merging columns

• Rename and replace values

• Append vs Merge queries

• Creating conditional columns

• Best practices for clean data

🧱 MODULE 5: DATA MODELING CONCEPTS

• What is data modeling?

• Fact tables vs Dimension tables

• Creating relationships between tables

• One-to-many and many-to-many relationships

• Cardinality and cross-filter direction

• Active vs inactive relationships

• Optimizing the data model

🧱 MODULE 6: DATA VISUALIZATION FUNDAMENTALS

• Understanding the Visualizations pane

• Using Fields and Filters

• Creating basic visuals:

  • Bar charts

  • Column charts

  • Line charts

  • Pie and donut charts

• Table and Matrix visuals

• Formatting visuals (colors, labels, titles)

• Sorting and highlighting data

🧱 MODULE 7: ADVANCED VISUALS & DASHBOARD DESIGN

• KPI cards and gauges

• Maps and filled maps

• Treemaps and funnel charts

• Using slicers for interactivity

• Page-level, report-level, and visual-level filters

• Drill-down and drill-through

• Tooltips and bookmarks

• Dashboard layout and design best practices

🧱 MODULE 8: DAX FUNDAMENTALS

• What is DAX?

• Calculated columns vs Measures

• Basic DAX functions:

  • SUM

  • AVERAGE

  • COUNT

  • DISTINCTCOUNT

• Using IF and SWITCH functions

• Introduction to CALCULATE

🧱 MODULE 9: INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED DAX

• Understanding Row Context and Filter Context

• Using FILTER function

• ALL and ALLEXCEPT functions

• Variables (VAR) in DAX

• Time intelligence concepts

• Creating:

  • YTD

  • MTD

  • QTD

• Performance tips for DAX

🧱 MODULE 10: INTERACTIVITY & USER EXPERIENCE

• Using slicers effectively

• Sync slicers across pages

• Creating interactive navigation using buttons

• Page navigation and reset filters

• Enhancing report usability

🧱 MODULE 11: POWER BI SERVICE & SHARING

• Publishing reports to Power BI Service

• Understanding workspaces

• Sharing dashboards and reports

• Exporting reports

• Introduction to scheduled refresh

• Overview of data gateways

🧱 MODULE 12: REAL-WORLD PROJECTS

Project 1: Sales Dashboard

• Revenue analysis

• Product performance

• Region-wise insights

Project 2: HR Analytics Dashboard

• Employee attrition

• Department analysis

• Gender diversity insights

Project 3: Student / Education Dashboard

• Attendance tracking

• Performance analysis

• Insight-based reporting

🧱 MODULE 13: CAREER & PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

• Power BI roles and career paths

• How to build a Power BI portfolio

• Resume tips for Power BI beginners

• Common interview questions

• Freelancing overview and dashboard pricing basics

🎁 BONUS CONTENT

• Practice datasets

• Dashboard design checklist

• Beginner-friendly DAX reference

• Interview preparation questions

🎯 LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze and clean data using Power BI

• Build professional dashboards

• Write basic to intermediate DAX formulas

• Create interactive and shareable reports

• Apply Power BI skills to real-world problems

💰 COURSE VALUE JUSTIFICATION (₹1000)

• Beginner → Advanced coverage

• Hands-on projects

• Industry-relevant skills

• Portfolio-ready dashboards

• Career guidance