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Data Science and AI
Power BI Data Analyst
Prepare, model and visualise data (Exam PL-300)
A classroom course in turning business data into reports people can act on. It follows the four skill areas of Microsoft's PL-300 study guide (skills as of 20 April 2026): prepare the data, model the data, visualise and analyse the data, and manage and secure Power BI.
11Modules
BeginnerLevel
3 monthsDuration
COURSE THUMBNAIL
What you will be able to do
Connect to, clean and transform data with Power Query
Design a data model and write DAX measures
Build reports that answer a business question clearly
Find patterns, trends and outliers in data
Publish, share and secure Power BI content
Sit Exam PL-300 having covered every skill area Microsoft lists
Course outline
01
Connecting to data sources
02
Profiling and cleaning data with Power Query
03
Transforming and loading data
04
Designing a data model: tables, relationships and a date table
05
Model calculations with DAX
06
Optimizing model performance
07
Creating reports and choosing visuals
08
Usability and storytelling: bookmarks, drillthrough and navigation
09
Identifying patterns and trends
10
Workspaces, apps and scheduled refresh
11
Row-level security and governance; exam practice
Tools you will use
Power BI DesktopPower BI servicePower QueryDAXMicrosoft Excel
What you need
Comfortable working with spreadsheets
No programming experience needed
