ITF 230 - Data Storytelling using Microsoft Power BI
Course Description
Learn how to plan and design visual stories using interactive dashboards and reports in Power BI that connect to your audience and generate action in a business context. Extract insights from data through visual data analysis and find the narrative thread that engages your audience with a story about the data.
The course combines lectures with group discussions and hands-on lab activities. Before attending this course, you must have experience and knowledge using Power BI to create dashboards and reports. Students will work in groups, and participate in role-playing activities to design and present data dashboards based on a business scenario.
This course is designed for non-technical business users.
Course Details
By the completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
- Identify appropriate visual design for business presentations
- Design interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI that are logically sound, persuasive and tailored to the audience
- Apply best practices in visual data storytelling
Topics
- Introduction to Data Storytelling
- The structure of your Data Story
- Visual Data Storytelling
- Building a persuasive argument for different stakeholders
- Effective dashboard and report design with Power BI
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites.
Self-assessment for enrolment:
A minimum of 3 months relevant working experience and knowledge in:
- Create dashboard and report using Power BI
- Gather data and apply data transformation and modelling in Power BI
OR
Recommended prerequisites:
- ITF 210 Visualize Data using Microsoft Power BI
- ITF 220 Data Transformation and Modelling with Microsoft Power BI