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Power BI for Beginners
Learn Microsoft Power BI from scratch — from raw data to interactive dashboards in 6 weeks.
Instructor
Bogdan IonescuPower BI for Beginners is a beginner Technology course on PluQuiz AI featuring 6 modules and 36 lessons across approximately 15 hours. Last updated March 2026.
About this course
Overview of what this course covers and who it is for.
A hands-on, project-based course that takes you from zero to confident Power BI user. You'll follow a realistic scenario at Contoso Coffee Co., building a complete sales analytics dashboard step by step. Covers Power Query, data modeling, DAX, visualizations, and publishing to the Power BI Service.
What you will learn
Outcomes
Navigate the Power BI Desktop interface and understand the Power BI ecosystem
Connect to multiple data sources and clean data using Power Query
Design a star schema data model with proper relationships
Write DAX measures and calculated columns for business calculations
Build interactive reports with appropriate chart types and formatting
Publish dashboards to Power BI Service and share with stakeholders
Study pace
At 60 minutes per day, you would finish in 3 weeks.
Prerequisites
Recommended background before you start.
No prior Power BI experience needed. Basic familiarity with spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets) is helpful but not required.
Full curriculum
What’s inside
- What Is Power BI and Why It MattersFree Preview25m
- Installing Power BI Desktop25m
- The Power BI Workflow25m
- Power BI Desktop Interface Tour25m
- Loading Your First Dataset25m
- Your First Visualization25m
- Introduction to Power QueryFree Preview25m
- Connecting to Data Sources25m
- Basic Transformations25m
- Advanced Transformations25m
- Handling Messy Data25m
- Applied Steps and Refresh25m
- Why Data Modeling MattersFree Preview25m
- Star Schema Fundamentals25m
- Creating Relationships25m
- Building Your Contoso Coffee Model25m
- Common Modeling Mistakes25m
- Model View Best Practices25m
- Introduction to DAXFree Preview25m
- Calculated Columns vs. Measures25m
- Essential Aggregation Functions25m
- The CALCULATE Function25m
- Time Intelligence Functions25m
- Putting It All Together25m
- Choosing the Right VisualizationFree Preview25m
- Building Core Visuals25m
- Interactivity and Filtering25m
- Conditional Formatting and KPIs25m
- Report Layout and Design25m
- Adding Polish25m
- Publishing to Power BI ServiceFree Preview25m
- Creating Dashboards25m
- Sharing and Collaboration25m
- Scheduled Refresh and Alerts25m
- Power BI Copilot and AI Features25m
- Your Power BI Learning Path Forward25m
Your instructor
Learn directly from the author of this course.
Bogdan Ionescu
Course creator
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Power BI for Beginners take to complete?
Power BI for Beginners contains 6 modules. Most learners complete it in 15 hours.
Is Power BI for Beginners free?
Yes — Power BI for Beginners is free to enroll.
Mar 2026
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