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Master data transformation at scale with Power BI Desktop.

Four hours from installing Power BI Desktop to a working dashboard – connecting data, reshaping it in the PowerQuery Editor, modelling relationships, writing DAX, then securing what you build.

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4 hours to complete 2 modules · 19 video lessons Intermediate · 5 assignments English · 2 languages available
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Master Data Transformation at Scale with Power BI Desktop

By Board Infinity · Offered on Coursera

  • 19 video lessons · 4 readings · 5 assignments
  • 2 modules · about 2 hours each
  • Shareable certificate on completion
  • Flexible schedule · learn at your own pace
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Transformation first

PowerQuery Editor and DAX before a single chart is drawn

Shareable certificate

Add it to your LinkedIn profile when you finish

Assessed, not just watched

Five assignments, including a graded quiz for the course

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2modules in this course, about 2 hours each
4 hoursto complete, at your own pace
01 About the course

One course that goes from install to secured dashboard.

Coursera describes this course as designed for people moving from beginner to advanced Power BI use – so that data insights drive informed decisions and impactful presentation.

It starts where every Power BI project actually starts: installing Power BI Desktop, understanding its different offerings, connecting your data sources and finding your way around the interface.

From there the course moves into the part most tutorials skip – the PowerQuery Editor, data transformations and DAX functions, so raw data is actually fit for analysis before anything is visualised.

Module two builds on that foundation: relationships between data sources, visualizations and advanced visualization techniques, dashboards, then data security and handling and best practices for effective data management.

Learning happens through hands-on experiences, real-world applications and guided instruction: 19 video lessons, four readings and five assignments across the two modules.

The two modules
01Essentials of PowerBI: From Installation to Data Management2 hours
02Advanced PowerBI: Visualization, Dashboards, and Security2 hours
2
Modules
About 2 hours each
19
Video lessons
10 in module 1, 9 in module 2
5
Assignments
Plus 4 readings and 1 plugin
4h
To complete
Flexible schedule, self-paced
02 Who it's for

For people who already have the data – and need more from it.

Coursera lists this course at Intermediate level, so it assumes you are comfortable working with data and want a structured route through Power BI Desktop rather than a first introduction to spreadsheets.

Aspiring Power BI users

You want a proper route in

A structured introduction to Power BI Desktop and its data-management capabilities, in the order they actually get used.

Data & business roles

You need reports people read

Turn raw data into visual reports and interactive dashboards that support decisions instead of sitting in a folder.

Analysts & reporting

You live in data preparation

Data preparation, transformation, analysis and presentation – with PowerQuery and DAX doing the heavy lifting.

Workflow builders

You're building the pipeline

Data modeling, relationships, visualization, dashboards and data security, covered as one connected path.

03 What you'll learn

Four capabilities, in the order you need them.

These are the learning outcomes Coursera lists for the course, mapped onto the modules that teach them.

Module 1

Set up and navigate Power BI

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Power BI, including setup, navigation and data management with the Power Query Editor.

  • Power BI installation and its different offerings
  • Interface navigation and connecting data sources
  • Basic data management in the PowerQuery Editor
Modules 1–2

Transform data with PowerQuery and DAX

Master the use of DAX for advanced data analysis, enhancing analytical depth and insight – on data you have already shaped.

  • PowerQuery Editor and data transformations
  • Data processing for analysis
  • DAX functions that add analytical depth
Module 2

Build visualizations and dashboards

Learn to create sophisticated data visualizations and interactive dashboards for effective data storytelling.

  • Relationships between data sources
  • Visualizations and advanced techniques
  • Dashboards and effective data presentation
Module 2

Secure and optimize your work

Understand and apply best practices for data security and handling to protect sensitive information within Power BI.

  • Data security and handling sensitive information
  • Effective data management
  • Best practices that optimize your projects
1:1 coaching · optional add-on

Learn Power BI with someone in your corner.

A dedicated coach who builds reports for a living – someone who can look at the model you have stared at for an hour and tell you why the numbers are wrong.

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Get unstuck in minutes

The DAX measure returning the wrong total, explained by someone who has debugged it before.

Your model reviewed

Not just whether the report renders – whether the relationships and transformations will hold up.

Practice beyond the quizzes

Datasets set for you, then reviewed, so transformation and DAX turn into fluency.

Aim it at a role

Which direction fits you – analytics, business intelligence or reporting – and what to learn next.

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04 Syllabus

Two modules, installation to secure dashboards.

About 4 hours end to end, fully self-paced. Lesson titles below are exactly as they appear on Coursera.

2 modules 19 videos · 4 readings 5 assignments · 1 plugin
By the end of this module you can
  • Install Power BI and understand its different offerings
  • Connect data sources and navigate the Power BI interface
  • Use the PowerQuery Editor to manage and transform data
  • Apply DAX functions to prepare data for advanced analysis
10 videos · 44 minutes
Course Introduction2 min
Meet Your Instructor1 min
Setting the Stage for Data Visualization - Introduction1 min
Overview of PowerBI4 min
PowerBI Installation & Offerings7 min
Connect Data to PowerBI & Navigation7 min
Data Processing with PowerQuery and DAX - Introduction1 min
PowerQuery Editor9 min
Data Transformations7 min
DAX Functions5 min
2 readings · 2 assignments · 1 plugin
Read More About Power BI10 min
Read More About Data Processing with PowerQuery and DAX10 min
Practice Quiz - Power BI15 min
Practice Quiz - Data Processing with PowerQuery and DAX15 min
Quick Course Check-In5 min
Overview of PowerBI Installation & offerings Data connections & navigation PowerQuery Editor Data transformations DAX functions
Module focus: transforming raw data into insightful visualizations – the foundation everything in module two is built on.
By the end of this module you can
  • Establish and manage relationships between data sources
  • Build visualizations and apply advanced visualization techniques
  • Assemble dashboards that present findings clearly
  • Apply data security, handling and best practices in PowerBI
9 videos · 31 minutes
Crafting Impactful Visualizations - Introduction2 min
Relationships between Data Sources5 min
Let's start with Visualizations5 min
Advances in Visualizations5 min
Securing and Optimizing PowerBI Resources - Introduction2 min
Dashboards3 min
Data Security and Handling4 min
Best Practices in PowerBI for Effective Data Management4 min
Power BI Desktop - Course Closure1 min
2 readings · 3 assignments
Read More About Crafting Impactful Visualizations10 min
Read More About Securing and Optimizing PowerBI10 min
Graded Quiz - Power BI Desktop30 min
Practice Quiz - Crafting Impactful Visualizations15 min
Practice Quiz - Securing and Optimizing PowerBI15 min
Relationships between data sources Visualizations Advances in Visualizations Dashboards Data security & handling Best practices
Module focus: more impactful data presentation, then optimizing your PowerBI projects for efficiency, effectiveness and security.

Module titles, lesson titles and durations are reproduced from the course page on Coursera, including its spelling of “PowerBI” and “PowerQuery”.

The whole syllabus, as a PDF

Six pages · both modules · every lesson, reading and assignment · tools, skills and certificate detail

05 Tools & skills

The tools you work in, and the skills you leave with.

Coursera lists Power BI and Dashboard as the tools for this course. PowerQuery Editor and DAX appear throughout the lessons themselves.

Core tool

Power BI

The desktop platform the whole course is built on – installation, offerings, data connections, navigation, transformations, visualizations and dashboards.

In the lessons

PowerQuery Editor

Where raw data is managed and reshaped before analysis. Module one covers the editor, data transformations and data processing directly.

In the lessons

DAX

Data Analysis Expressions – the formula language behind calculations. A dedicated lesson plus a practice quiz on data processing with PowerQuery and DAX.

Course tool

Dashboard

Listed by Coursera as a tool for this course – the interactive surface module two uses to communicate analytical findings.

Skills you leave with

These are the fifteen skills Coursera lists for the course, grouped by where they sit in the workflow.

Data preparation

Getting data in, and getting it into shape.

  • Data Integration
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Manipulation
  • Software Installation

Modeling & analysis

Relationships, calculations and keeping it trustworthy.

  • Data Modeling
  • Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
  • Data Management
  • Data Integrity
  • Data Security

Visualization & delivery

Turning the model into something people act on.

  • Interactive Data Visualization
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Visualization Software
  • Data Presentation
  • Data Storytelling

Finish with something you can show.

Coursera lists a shareable certificate for this course. When you complete it, you can add it to your LinkedIn profile.

This is a Coursera course certificate issued for a Board Infinity course. It is not a Microsoft certification, and it is not an official Microsoft credential or preparation material.

Shareable certificate

Listed on the Coursera course page, awarded on completion.

Add it to LinkedIn

Coursera's own button places it under Licenses & Certifications.

Earned by assessment

Five assignments, including a graded quiz for the course.

What it is not

Not a Microsoft certification and not an official Microsoft credential.

06 Career impact

Skills that complement data and business-intelligence workflows.

Power BI skills sit alongside data analysis, business intelligence, reporting, dashboard creation, data visualization, transformation, modeling, storytelling and data management. Below is where that work usually shows up – not a promise about any particular job.

Role contexts where these skills are used

Data Analyst

Preparing, transforming and analysing data, then presenting what it shows.

Business Intelligence Analyst

Modeling relationships across sources and maintaining dashboards people rely on.

Reporting Analyst

Recurring reporting where the transformation steps have to be repeatable and correct.

Business Analyst

Turning operational data into the evidence behind a decision.

Data visualization-focused roles

Data storytelling – making the chart say the thing the data actually says.

Roles handling sensitive data

Data security and handling practices for protecting information inside Power BI.

The honest comparison

A structured course versus picking it up as you go

Plenty of good Power BI material is free, and some of it is excellent. The difference is not quality – it is sequence, coverage and whether anything checks that you actually learned it. Here is what this course gives you, stated plainly.

What you get
This course
Scattered self-study
A set sequenceThe order concepts are introduced
This courseTwo modules, installation → PowerQuery → DAX → visuals → security
Scattered self-studyYou decide the order, usually after hitting the gap
Transformation and DAX togetherNot treated as separate topics
This coursePowerQuery Editor, data transformations and DAX in one module
Scattered self-studyUsually separate tutorials that assume each other
Something that grades youWhether you know it, not whether you watched it
This courseFive assignments, including a graded quiz for the course
Scattered self-studyRarely any assessment at all
Data security includedThe part that gets skipped
This courseData security and handling, plus best practices, in module two
Scattered self-studyOften left out entirely in visualization-first material
A record of itSomething other people can see
This courseShareable certificate you can add to LinkedIn
Scattered self-studyNothing to point at afterwards
07 Where to go next

Power BI is the surface. Here's what sits underneath it.

Once installation, transformation, DAX, dashboards and security are in place, these are the directions that usually follow.

Go deeper

More demanding models and DAX

The natural next step is harder modelling: more sources, more relationships, and DAX measures that have to be right rather than merely plausible. Everything in module one is the prerequisite for that.

Go wider

Analytics and business intelligence

Power BI sits inside a bigger analytics practice – how data arrives, how it is governed, and how reporting fits the way an organisation actually makes decisions.

Go sharper

Data storytelling and presentation

Data Storytelling and Data Presentation are two of the skills this course lists. Developing them further is what separates a dashboard people open from one they ignore.

Board Infinity runs a wider catalogue on Coursera – browse all Board Infinity courses to pick the next one.

08 FAQ

Common questions

Answered from the course page on Coursera. Anything that depends on your Coursera account is flagged as such.

The course

People who want to move from beginner to advanced Power BI use. That includes aspiring Power BI users who want a structured introduction to Power BI Desktop, data and business professionals turning raw data into visual reports and dashboards, analysts and reporting professionals working with data preparation and presentation, and anyone building data-driven workflows who needs modeling, visualization, dashboards and data security in one path.

Coursera lists it at Intermediate level. It is not positioned as a course for complete beginners.

About 4 hours to complete, split across two modules of roughly 2 hours each. The schedule is flexible and you learn at your own pace, so the calendar time is yours to set.

Yes. Coursera lists a flexible schedule and learning at your own pace for this course.

Four outcomes: a comprehensive understanding of Power BI including setup, navigation and data management with the Power Query Editor; creating sophisticated data visualizations and interactive dashboards for effective data storytelling; using DAX for advanced data analysis to enhance analytical depth and insight; and applying best practices for data security and handling to protect sensitive information within Power BI.

What's covered

It is the part of Power BI where you manage and reshape data before analysing it – cleaning, restructuring and transforming raw tables. Yes: module one includes a dedicated PowerQuery Editor lesson (9 minutes), a Data Transformations lesson (7 minutes), a reading and a practice quiz on data processing with PowerQuery and DAX.

Yes. Module one includes a DAX Functions lesson (5 minutes) alongside the reading and practice quiz on data processing with PowerQuery and DAX, and Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) is one of the skills Coursera lists for the course.

Yes. Module two covers relationships between data sources, visualizations, advanced visualization techniques and a dedicated Dashboards lesson. Dashboard Creation and Interactive Data Visualization are both listed skills, and Dashboard is listed as a course tool.

Yes. Module two includes Data Security and Handling (4 minutes) and Best Practices in PowerBI for Effective Data Management (4 minutes), plus a reading and a practice quiz on securing and optimizing PowerBI.

Coursera lists Power BI and Dashboard as the tools for this course. The lessons themselves also work directly with the PowerQuery Editor and DAX.

Certificate, cost and access

Coursera lists a shareable certificate for this course, and you can add it to your LinkedIn profile. It is a Coursera course certificate for a Board Infinity course – not a Microsoft certification or an accredited qualification.

No. This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Microsoft Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. It is not an official preparation material of Microsoft Corporation.

These are Coursera platform options rather than anything Board Infinity sets. The course page indicates that eligible learners may have access to options such as a Free Trial, and that financial aid may be available in select learning programs. Eligibility, pricing and availability are decided by Coursera and can change – check the course page for what applies to your account.

No. Board Infinity 1:1 coaching is a separate, optional add-on and is not included in this Coursera course. Everything in the syllabus above – lessons, readings, assignments and the certificate – happens on Coursera.

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Board Infinity 1:1 coaching pairs you with a practitioner while you take the course. Optional, and separate from Coursera.

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Enrollment, lessons, grading and the certificate all happen on Coursera.

  • 2 modules · 19 video lessons · 4 readings
  • 5 assignments, including a graded quiz
  • Intermediate level · about 4 hours · self-paced
  • Shareable certificate · English, 2 languages available
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