Learning Outcomes

Business Intelligence

Starting Case

Decision-Making Process

Problem Structure

BI Application

Dashboard Presentation

Lesson Summary

This module explains what business intelligence is and how it can be used to make useful decisions. In this module, you will see the various reasons why managers need IT supports, types of problem structures, and business intelligence applications used for analyzing data.

Types of Charts

Good Dashboard

Common Mistakes

KPI Development

Overview of Data Warehouse

Data Warehouse

This module discusses the data warehouse and how it works to manage data. In this module, you will see the different types of charts used in the BI dashboard and the common mistakes made when designing a dashboard.

Development Approaches

Basics of Data Mining

Data Mining - Classification

Data mining - Clustering

Data Mining - Applications

This module explains the basics of data mining. In this module, you will see the stages involved in data mining and the various areas where data mining can be applied.

Fundamentals of Managing and Using Data for Business Intelligence - Course Assessment

Learn about business intelligence, data mining, data management, and data warehousing with this free online BI course.

Fundamentals of Managing and using Data for Business Intelligence

This course introduces you to the application of business intelligence (BI) in making viable financial and strategic decisions. Learn about the roles of managers and the reasons why managers need IT support. You will explore data management, data mining and the mechanics of data analysis. If you are a business analyst or a small business owner or entrepreneur and want to enhance your ability to make important decisions, this course is for you.

Introduction to Data Governance

Managing Roles and Responsibilities in Data Governance

Challenges in Establishing a Data Governance Framework - Part A

Challenges in Establishing a Data Governance Framework - Part B

Fundamentals of Data Governance Strategies - Assessment

This course explains how to establish a well-functioning data governance framework for organizations.

Fundamentals of Data Governance Strategies

This course introduces Alison students to the basic concepts surrounding data governance, a discipline that a successful organization cannot avoid. By enrolling in this course, students will learn how a data governance framework is built, the roles assigned, and what sustains it. Moreover, they will also learn about various challenges faced by organizations in establishing this framework and the ways to overcome them.

Introduction

Beginner Formatting

Working With Information: Basics

Essential Formatting and Analysis Tricks

In this module, learn how to create new documents from scratch or via the default templates in the gallery. A simple walkthrough of Google sheets, including how to organize your spreadsheets in Google Drive, will be presented. Then, you will discern how to work with numbers and basic functions.

Intermediate Google Sheets

Real Life Application of Google Sheets

In this module, study the methods for creating and using multi-tab formulas, and vital functions like the Count, CountA, SumIf, etc. The concatenation and vertical lookup functions will be explained. Discern how to visualize your data via charts, graphs and pivot tables. Then, the real-world applications of Google sheets will be demonstrated.

Google Sheets for Home and Business - Course Assessment

Master the use of Google spreadsheets for statistical analysis and data visualizations in this free online course.

Google Sheets for Home and Business

In this free online course, learn how to create, view, and edit Google spreadsheets. Study how to perform basic and advanced tasks with Google spreadsheets, including data formatting and modifications, arithmetic and stats operations, as well as the capabilities for data analysis, information customization, and data visualization. The tasks to be taught will range from beginner to advanced levels for a wider reach to ensure proficiency.

Introduction to Business Analysis

Merging and Looking Up Data

Making Better Decisions with IF

Preparing Data for Analysis

Microsoft Excel remains one of the best tools for data analysis. This course will focus on the specific functions, and formulas such as VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and XLOOKUP that will help to conduct business or data analysis.

Final Assessment

Master Excel’s specific functions and formulae to conduct business analysis with this free online spreadsheet course.

Excel for Business Analysts

This free online spreadsheet course covers some of the most popular and useful functions used in Excel to analyze business and finance. We teach you how to use Excel functions such as ‘vlookup’, ‘hlookup’, ‘xlookup’, ‘index’ and ‘if’ to help you make better business decisions. This course is ideal for those who want to gain practical skills in Microsoft Excel to make business reports more compelling  and meaningful.

Microsoft Power BI Data Analytics

Working with Big Data

In this module, you will be introduced to Microsoft Power BI and its features. You will learn how to perform big data analytics using Microsoft Power BI. We will also discuss how you can create interactive visualizations, reports and dashboards from your big data sets for analysis.

Course Assessment

In this free analytics course, learn how to use Power BI to transform your data into interactive visual reports.

Introduction To Data Analytics Using Microsoft Power BI

Data analysis is a powerful skill to have today and by using Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI) you can do so effectively and efficiently. Through this course, you will learn how to create interactive visualizations, reports and dashboards with a few clicks or drag-and-drops. You will also see how Power BI can handle files that are too large for Excel.

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