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Power BI Core

Foundations for Business Intelligence

16 hours36 lessons Self-study
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Emmanuel Edegbo

Lead Data Engineer & Architect

About this course

Learn to connect data, build visualisations, and create interactive dashboards in Power BI Desktop from scratch.

Datasets used

SalesLTRetail dataset — used for sales dashboards, KPI cards, and time-intelligence examples.
ComplianceLTCompliance dataset — used for risk-monitoring report pages and slicer-driven analysis.

Tools you'll need

  • Power BI Desktop
  • Power BI Service account (free tier)

What you get when you enrol

  • Lifetime access to every lesson, exercise, and update — including future revisions to this course.
  • 12-month Azure SQL practice access against the same datasets used in the course (read-only). Renews on request for active learners.
  • Auto-graded labs in your browser — write SQL, hit Run, get instant feedback against the expected result.
  • AI-graded Professional Challenges — open-ended scenarios reviewed against a published rubric, not just a single right answer.
  • Course discussion + community — talk to other learners and ask the instructor questions inside the course.
  • Basic Certificate on demonstrated capability — awarded when you complete every Hands-On Lab and Module Readiness Check, plus the Professional Challenges. Confirms you can write, run, and defend course-level SQL against real datasets.
  • Optional Advanced Certificate on completion of SQL Core multi-project— a separate credential awarded when you complete all three capstone projects, each independently assessed and approved by an instructor. Each project is end-to-end query engineering against a real brief with defined acceptance criteria — proves competence at a level an employer can actually evaluate. The Basic Certificate alone confirms course mastery; the Advanced Certificate confirms you can deliver.
  • Optional live training upgrade — instructor-led cohort sessions with capped capacity, sold separately.

What you'll learn

  • Connect to and transform data using Power Query
  • Build interactive visualisations (bar, line, scatter, map charts)
  • Create calculated columns and basic measures in DAX
  • Design effective dashboard layouts
  • Publish reports to Power BI Service
  • Complete a business intelligence dashboard project

Who this is for

Project managersSoftware testersProgramme managersBusiness analystsAspiring data analystsData engineersProduct ownersRecruitersCyber security professionalsData scientists

Prerequisites

  • SQL Core recommended but not required
  • No prior Power BI experience needed

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