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Data Modelling Essentials

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Clean and structure data to create a solid foundation for analysis.

  • Create and link dimension tables to a central facts table in Power BI.

  • Enrich your data model by incorporating external data sources.

  • Finalize your data model for use in creating comprehensive reports.

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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master the foundational principles of data modeling with this practical course focused on building structured and efficient models in Power BI. From transforming raw data to creating robust relationships between facts and dimension tables, this course will guide you through the critical steps of building a strong data model. Learn how to clean, transform, and organize data into formats ready for analysis, ensuring high-quality reporting and insightful visualizations. As you progress, you’ll explore key concepts like creating dimension tables, enriching your data with external sources, and finalizing your model for seamless reporting. The course starts with an introduction to the facts table and how to clean and structure data for analysis. You’ll then dive deeper into creating various dimension tables and linking them to your facts table to build a more comprehensive model. The course also covers advanced topics like data enrichment, including currency conversion, and finalizing your model to be report-ready. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to transform your data into powerful models that can drive business insights. Designed for those with basic data handling knowledge, this course will help you develop a solid understanding of data modeling techniques that will lay the groundwork for effective reporting in Power BI. With step-by-step guidance and real-world case studies, you’ll become proficient in building structured data models for any type of business analysis. By the end of the course, you will be able to efficiently clean, model, and structure data in Power BI, create key dimension tables, establish strong relationships between data, and enrich your model for enhanced analysis and reporting.

In this module, we will focus on building a robust and efficient data model in Power BI. You will learn how to create and clean the facts and dimension tables, establish relationships between them, and enrich the model with additional data, such as currency conversion rates. The module also covers the crucial steps to finalize the model, ensuring it is ready for effective reporting and analysis.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

5 videos•Total 79 minutes
  • How to Create a Proper Data Model the Facts Table•23 minutes
  • How to Create a Proper Data Model Our First Dimension Table•14 minutes
  • How to Create a Proper Data Model More Dimension Tables•10 minutes
  • How to Create a Proper Data Model Data Enrichment from the Web•19 minutes
  • How to Create a Proper Data Model Finalizing the Model for Reporting•13 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Introduction to the Course 'Data Modelling Essentials'•10 minutes
  • Full Specialization Resource•10 minutes
  • Conclusion to the Course 'Data Modelling Essentials'•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 75 minutes
  • Full Course Practice Assessment•15 minutes
  • Full Course Assessment•60 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

Data modeling in Power BI involves structuring, organizing, and linking data from different sources to enable effective analysis and reporting. It ensures that data is presented in a logical and accessible format, which is essential for creating accurate and insightful reports. Proper data modeling is critical because it defines how data will be interpreted, ensuring consistency and usability across reports and dashboards. In Power BI, data modeling allows users to connect various tables, define relationships, and ensure that data is clean and structured for analysis.

"Data Modelling Essentials" is a focused course designed to teach the fundamental concepts and techniques needed to create an efficient and robust data model in Power BI. The course covers key topics such as transforming and unpivoting data, creating fact and dimension tables, and setting up relationships between tables. It also explores the process of enriching data by adding important dimensions like dates and external data sources. The course culminates in learning how to finalize a data model for effective reporting, ensuring that the data is ready for analysis.

After completing this course, you will be able to create structured and efficient data models in Power BI. You will have the skills to transform raw data, clean it, and structure it into fact and dimension tables. You will understand how to link tables through relationships and create a model that supports complex analyses. Additionally, you’ll be able to enrich your data using external sources, such as currency conversion rates and dates, and finalize your data model to ensure it is suitable for report generation and filtering.

This course assumes that you have a basic understanding of Power BI and its interface, as well as some familiarity with data analysis concepts. You should be comfortable working with Power BI’s basic functions, such as importing data and creating simple visualizations. No advanced data modeling experience is necessary, but having a solid foundation in Power BI will help you grasp the more technical aspects covered in this course.

This course is designed for individuals who want to deepen their understanding of Power BI's data modeling capabilities. It is particularly suited for business analysts, data analysts, and anyone responsible for preparing data for reporting or analysis in Power BI. Whether you are new to data modeling or looking to refine your skills, this course will help you build a strong foundation in creating well-structured, analysis-ready data models.

The course contains approximately 3 hours of video content. The time needed to complete the course will depend on your pace and the time you dedicate to practicing the concepts. On average, you can expect to spend a few hours learning the material, but taking extra time to work with the data in Power BI will help reinforce your skills and ensure that you fully understand the concepts.

This course is a standalone course focused specifically on data modeling in Power BI. It is not part of a larger specialization but is comprehensive in covering the essential techniques needed to build effective data models. It is ideal for learners who want to master data modeling in Power BI without the need for additional related courses.

Yes, you can preview the first video and view the syllabus before you enroll. You must purchase the course to access content not included in the preview.

If you decide to enroll in the course before the session start date, you will have access to all of the lecture videos and readings for the course. You’ll be able to submit assignments once the session starts.

Once you enroll and your session begins, you will have access to all videos and other resources, including reading items and the course discussion forum. You’ll be able to view and submit practice assessments, and complete required graded assignments to earn a grade and a Course Certificate.

If you complete the course successfully, your electronic Course Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Course Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

This course is currently available only to learners who have paid or received financial aid, when available.

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

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