Module 1: Data Analysis in Excel

This module looks at the classic Excel dashboard and at ways to extend it.

Lessons
- Classic Data Analysis with Excel
- Excel Pivot Tables
- Limitations of Classic Data Analysis

Lab : Building a Classic Excel Dashboard
- Formatting Data
- Building a Pivot Table
- Adding pivot charts and a slicer

Module 2: The Excel Data Model

This module looks at the classic Excel data model and at ways to extend it.

Lessons
- Using an Excel Data Model
- DAX

Lab : Explore an Excel Data Model
- Create Calculated Columns
- Format Data Model Data
- Create Measures
- Analyze the Data

Module 3: Importing Data from Files

This module looks at pre-formatting and importing CSV files.

Lessons
- Importing Data into Excel
- Shaping and Transforming Data
- Loading Data

Lab : Importing Data from a CSV File
- Import and Transform Data from a CSV File
- Add Data from a Folder

Module 4: Importing Data from Databases

This module looks at how to import data into Excel from a SQL Server database.

Lessons
- Available Data Sources
- Previewing, Shaping, and Transforming Data
- Table Relationships and Hierarchies
- Loading Data

Lab : Import Data from Multiple Sources
- Import Data from SQL Server
- Import Data from a CSV File
- Create a Data Table

Module 5: Importing Data from Excel Reports

This module describes how to import data from a report.

Lessons
- Importing Data from Excel Reports
- Transforming Excel report Data

Lab : Importing Data from a Report
- Import Data from Excel
- Transform the Excel Data
- Load the Data into an Excel Data Model

Module 6: Creating and Formatting Measures

This module describes how to create and format measures.

Lessons
- DAX
- Measures
- Advanced DAX Functions

Lab : Creating Measures using Advanced DAX Functions
- Last year comparison
- Year to date
- Market Share

Module 7: Visualizing Data in Excel

This module describes how to visualize data in Excel.

Lessons
- Pivot Charts

Lab : Data Visualization in Excel
- Create a Pivot Chart
- Add Slicers to Charts

Module 8: Using Excel with Power BI

This module describes how to use Excel with Power BI.

Lessons
- Power BI
- Uploading Excel Data to Power BI
- Power BI Mobile App

Lab : Creating a Power BI Dashboard with Excel
- Uploading Excel Data
- Creating a Power BI Dashboard
- Using Power BI desktop

Module 9: Introduction to Self-Service BI Solutions 　

Introduces business intelligence (BI) and how to self-serve with BI.

Lessons
- Introduction to business intelligence
- Introduction to data analysis
- Introduction to data visualization
- Overview of self-service B
- Considerations for self-service BI
- Microsoft tools for self-service BI

Lab : Exploring an Enterprise BI solution
- Viewing reports
- Creating a Power BI report
- Creating a Power BI dashboard

Module 10: Introducing Power BI

This module introduces Power BI desktop, and explores the features that enable the rapid creation and publication of sophisticated data visualizations.

Lessons
- Power BI
- The Power BI service

Lab : Creating a Power BI dashboard
- Connecting to Power BI data
- Create a Power BI dashboard

Module 11: Power BI

At the end of this module students will be able to explain the rationale and advantages of using Power BI.

Lessons
- Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
- The Power BI data model
- Using databases as a data source for Power BI
- The Power BI service

Lab : Importing data into Power BI
- Importing Excel files into Power BI
- Viewing reports from Excel files

Module 12: Shaping and Combining Data

With Power BI desktop you can shape and combine data with powerful, buil-in tools. This module introduces the tools that are available for preparing your data, and transforming it into a form ready for reporting.

Lessons
- Power BI desktop queries
- Shaping datal
- Combining data

Lab : Shaping and combining data
- Shape power BI data
- Combine Power BI data

Module 13: Interactive Data Visualizations

This module describes how to create and manage interactive data visualizations.

Lessons
- Creating Power BI reports
- Managing a Power BI solution

Lab : Creating a Power BI report
- Connecting to Power BI data
- Building Power BI reports
- Creating a Power BI dashboard