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Introduction to Power BI

Description

Big data applications are infiltrating businesses of all sizes at high speed, and this is largely being driven by a set of emerging tools that make developing such applications easy. This seminar provides a hands-on introduction to one such tool, Microsoft Power BI, which has been developed with Excel users in mind. More specifically, this seminar will provide you with the following knowledge:

• Become familiar with the Power BI user interface
• Learn how to extract, clean, and integrate data from a variety of data sources
• Learn how to enhance data sets with information that you need for decision making
• Learn how to build powerful interactive dashboards with little effort

Power BI should be in the toolbox of every CPA! You do not need to be an IT specialist to learn it!
This seminar will provide a good understanding of what Power BI can do for you and it will help you get started with your own projects.

Learning Objectives

• Get familiar with the Power BI interface: How does everything fit together?
• Learn how to extract, integrate, and clean data from a variety of data sources
• Learn how to calculate information needed for analysis and decision making
• Learn how to build interactive dashboards

Major Topics

• Do it yourself! Learn how “to do” big data projects instead of just talking about them
• Get exposed to Power BI – the “next generation” Excel
• Learn the importance of extracting and cleaning data by means of hands-on applications
• Build interactive dashboards in no time
• Learn how big data can create value for CPAs

Provider
Business Learning Institute
Course Level
Basic
CPE Field of Study
Computer Software & Applications
8
Instructor(s)
Guido Geerts
Prerequisites

None

Location
 
Loyola University Maryland Graduate Center Columbia Campus
8890 McGaw Rd
Columbia, MD 21045 US
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Event Information
When
Oct 31, 2018
8:00 am - 3:30 pm EST
Location
Loyola University Maryland Graduate Center Columbia Campus
8890 McGaw Rd
Columbia, MD 21045 US
Total CPE Credits
8
Format
In-Person

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