Session 1 – Understanding Power BI and Importing Data

• What Power BI is and how it supports business reporting
• Understanding the basic Power BI reporting workflow
• Introduction to Power BI Desktop and its main areas
• Importing data from Excel and other common data sources
• Reviewing fields, tables and basic data types
• Hands-on activity: import and review a simple business dataset

Session 2 – Preparing Data with Power Query

• Understanding the purpose of Power Query
• Removing unnecessary columns and rows
• Renaming columns and correcting basic data types
• Filtering data and handling simple data-quality issues
• Preparing a clean dataset for reporting
• Hands-on lab: clean and prepare the imported dataset

Session 3 – Creating Business Visualisations

• Creating basic charts, tables and card visuals
• Choosing suitable visuals for different business questions
• Formatting visuals for readability and consistency
• Using filters to focus on relevant information
• Adding slicers for simple interactive analysis
• Hands-on lab: build a basic report page using the prepared data

Session 4 – Building and Presenting an Interactive Dashboard

• Organising visuals into a clear business dashboard
• Using filters and slicers to explore information
• Reviewing layout and visual hierarchy
• Checking the report from a business-user perspective
• Introduction to publishing and presenting Power BI reports
• Final practical activity: build and present a simple interactive dashboard