# Power BI Course NYC

Power BI classes in-person in NYC (34th & Madison Ave), onsite, or online from anywhere

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/power-bi-course-nyc>

## Overview

Power BI is a leading tool for turning data into clear, interactive visualizations that drive insights and decision-making. In this course, you’ll learn to import data from sources like Excel, CSV, and SQL; clean and analyze it with Power Query; and create customized charts, graphs, and maps.

You’ll practice using aggregation functions and get an introduction to DAX, building dynamic reports and dashboards you can share across your organization.

## What you'll learn

- Import and clean data from multiple sources, including Excel, CSV, and online databases, using Power Query
- Create interactive visualizations, such as charts, maps, cards, and slicers, to explore trends and patterns
- Use DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) to build measures, calculated columns, and custom aggregations
- Design visually engaging reports by adding titles, logos, and formatting options for a professional finish
- Understand and manage relationships between tables to create dynamic, filterable reports
- Share and collaborate on reports via the Power BI Service, including exporting, commenting, and app integration
- Set up dashboards and explore the differences between dashboards and reports for business presentations
- Schedule data refreshes and manage reusable datasets to keep reports up-to-date and scalable

## Curriculum

### Level 1

#### Introduction to Power BI

- Why Use Power BI?
- Power BI Desktop
- Power BI Pro vs. Free
- Explanation of ETL process (Extract, Transform, Load)
- Data Types

#### Creating a Visualization

- Importing Data
- Choosing different types of data visualizations (column charts, bar charts, pie charts, donut charts, and more)
- Cleaning Up the Appearance: Axis Labels, Display Units, Title, and more
- Adding Data Labels
- Card Visuals

#### Publishing & Sharing

- Publishing Reports (to app.powerbi.com)
- Sharing Reports
- Collaborate on Reports with Comments
- Adding a Power BI report to PowerPoint
- Workspaces: What are they, publishing to the appropriate workspace, and creating/managing
- Exporting a PDF

#### Links to Data Source Files

- How Power BI Links to Data Files
- Managing Links to Data Source Files

#### Extracting & Transforming Data

- Extracting data from various sources: Text/CSV files, Excel worksheets, Multiple Files in a Folder, and more
- Transforming data using the Power Query Editor:  
 ETL = Extract, Transform, Load  
 ELT = Extract, Load, Transform

#### Data Transformations

- Use First Row as Headers
- Remove Empty rows (null data)
- Split Column By Delimiter
- Applied Steps
- Merge Queries
- Append Queries
- Fill Down
- Transpose
- Pivot
- Column profiling for data quality check
- Query Dependencies

#### Relationships

- Relationship importance
- Understanding types of relationship
- Creating relationships
- Cross filter relation: Single or Both

#### Building/Design a Report

- Adding a Title
- Adding a Logo
- Adding a Background (Solid Color or Photo)

#### Measures

- Create Measures
- Using Measures in a Data Visualization

#### Calculated Columns

- Using DAX to create a Calculated Column
- Navigating Related Tables using DAX

#### Slicers

- What Slicers Are
- Adding & Using a Slicer

### Level 2

#### Filters

- Adding Filters
- Adjusting Filter settings

#### Intro to DAX: Data Analysis Expressions

- SUM vs SUMX
- CONCATENATEX
- COUNT vs COUNTX

#### Quick Measures

- YTD (Year-to-Date)
- Year-over-year change

#### Map Visuals

- Creating and Customizing a Map Visual

#### Drill Down & Drill Through

- How to use Drill Down
- How to use Drill Through
- How Drill Down differs from Drill Through

#### Getting Data from Online Spreadsheets

- Getting Data from a Google Sheet
- Getting Data from Excel File Stored in OneDrive

#### Refreshing Data

- How Datasets work in the Power BI Service
- Manually Refreshing or Scheduled Refresh

#### Reusable Power BI Datasets

- About Reusable Power BI Datasets
- Creating & Using Power BI Datasets

#### Dashboards

- Dashboards vs Reports
- Creating a Dashboard

## Schedule
- Dec 15, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026 — NYC
- Jan 20, 2027 – Jan 21, 2027 — NYC
- Feb 23, 2027 – Feb 24, 2027 — NYC
- Mar 30, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 — NYC
- May 4, 2027 – May 5, 2027 — NYC
- Jun 8, 2027 – Jun 9, 2027 — NYC
- Jul 13, 2027 – Jul 14, 2027 — NYC
- Aug 17, 2027 – Aug 18, 2027 — NYC
- Sep 21, 2027 – Sep 22, 2027 — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $799