- Understanding Power BI's ecosystem: Brief overview of Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Mobile.
- Connecting to data sources: Hands-on practice importing data from various sources (e.g., Excel, CSV).
- Data cleaning and transformation with Power Query: Introduction to the Power Query editor for tasks like removing duplicates, splitting columns, and changing data types
- Introduction to Power BI visuals: Overview of common visualization types (e.g., bar charts, line charts, cards, tables) and best practices for selecting appropriate visuals.
- Creating basic reports: Dragging and dropping fields onto the report canvas to build initial visualizations.
- Adding interactions and formatting: Implementing features like filters and slicers, and customizing visual properties (e.g., colors, labels) to enhance readability and impact.
- Introduction to publishing and sharing (optional, time permitting): Brief explanation of how to publish reports to the Power BI service for sharing and collaboration.