Introduction To Power BI - (2025 Update) Course

Zack Warren and Michael Hirsch

This Introduction to Power BI course is tailored for new users with experience in Excel, Tableau, or Spotfire, focusing specifically on the upstream oil and gas industry. The course guides learners through connecting to data, building reports, modeling data, creating calculations, and refreshing data in the cloud using Power BI. It features hands-on examples with real industrial datasets, ensuring practical understanding for solving common business problems. The curriculum progresses from installation and basic visualization creation to more advanced topics, setting a solid foundation for further learning. The course is updated to reflect the latest Power BI enhancements and best practices, making it relevant and useful for current and intermediate Power BI users. While it covers fundamentals, it also points to more advanced classes for deeper expertise, especially in DAX, Power Query, and data modeling.Read more...

Who Should Take This Course
• Intermediate or beginner Power BI users
• New users with Excel or Tableau experience
• Professionals in oil and gas data analytics
• Individuals interested in business intelligence tools

What You Will Learn
• Build and customize visual reports
• Connect and import data tables in Power BI
• Navigate Power BI’s interface and features
• Understand Power BI’s cloud and IT integration

Why This Course Works
• Prepare for cloud-based data analytics
• Gain cost-effective BI tool proficiency
• Leverage familiar Excel skills in Power BI
• Use real-world upstream oil and gas datasets

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Course contents

    Chapter 1 - Power BI Launch and a Starter Database

    01-01 - What we’re here for… (13 min.)  Sample Lesson Quiz

    01-02 - Installation and First Visualization (10 min.) Quiz

    01-03 - Five Minutes to Wow on an ARIES database (12 min.) Quiz

    01-04 - Customizing a Single Graph (12 min.) Quiz

    01-05 - Multi-Visualization Reports (16 min.) Quiz

    01-06 - Modifying Data Connections and The Service (8 min.) Quiz

    Chapter 2 - Deep Dive on the Front End

    02-01 - Thorough Tour of Power BI (16 min.) Quiz

    02-02 - Add Data and Build a Visual (15 min.) Quiz

    02-03 - Data Modeling & Data Tables (11 min.) Quiz

    02-04 - Two Tables in One Visual (17 min.) Quiz

    02-05 - Slice and Dice Your Data (13 min.) Quiz

    02-06 - Discovering DAX (14 min.) Quiz

    02-07 - Power Query for Data QC (18 min.) Quiz

    02-08 - The Scatter Plot (9 min.) Quiz

    02-09 - Line Plots & More DAX (18 min.) Quiz

    02-10 - DAX for Production Calcs (20 min.) Quiz

    02-11 - Cumulative DAX and Using AI (17 min.) Quiz

    Chapter 3 - Tackling Transactions

    03-01 - Importing Data and the Date Hierarchy (23 min.) Quiz

    03-02 - OPEX Dashboard and Data Model Schemas (21 min.) Quiz

    03-03 - Vendor Coding and Drill Through Tables (25 min.) Quiz

    03-04 - Basic Lease Operating Statement (25 min.) Quiz

    Chapter 4: Philosophy & Architecture

    04-01 - The 31 Flavors of Power BI (16 min.) Quiz

    04-02 - The Power Platform Multiverse (19 min.) Quiz

    04-03 - Languages and the Service (25 min.) Quiz

    04-04 - Useful Resources (11 min.) Quiz

    04-05 - So You’ve Inherited a Bunch of Power BI Reports… (13 min.) Quiz

    Chapter 5: Power BI for Report Consumers

    05-01 - What even is BI? (14 min.) Quiz

    05-02 - Using Reports Online (13 min.) Quiz

    05-03 - Customizing Your Own Report (15 min.) Quiz