Final-year students
Placement season is close and your resume still has no project on it.
Finish with three pieces of work you can demo in an interview.
Data
Power BI & Business Analysis
Turn a business question into a clean data model, a dashboard that answers it, and a written recommendation somebody can act on.
- 6 weeksEstimated time
- 5Modules
- 15Lessons
- 3Projects
- YesCertificate
- FreePrice
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Who this course is for
Three people take this course. The work is the same; the reason is different.
Fresh graduates
You have the degree, but the job ads ask for proof of skill.
Build a portfolio before the next hiring round, not after it.
Career switchers
You are experienced elsewhere, new to this field, and starting from zero.
Learn the vocabulary and ship one published project that proves the switch.
Proof, not notes
What you will build
Every module ends in something finished. These are the pieces you leave with.
What changes
What you will be able to do
Not definitions to recite — tasks you can open a laptop and complete.
Roles this supports Business analyst and reporting analyst roles · MIS executive roles that grow into analytics · Operations and finance teams with an internal dashboard requirement
- Explain what an analyst is actually asked for — a decision, not a chart
- Shapen messy data in Power Query so it refreshes instead of being rebuilt
- Build a small star schema and say why the flat file was not good enough
- Write DAX measures with CALCULATE and time intelligence that survive a new month of data
- Design a dashboard where every visual answers one question
- Write the three-line recommendation above the numbers, which is the part analysts are judged on
The syllabus
Course curriculum
5 modules · 15 lessons. Open a module to see its outcome and lesson titles.
Module 1 From question to model The analyst mindset and the data layer. Most dashboards fail at this stage, not at the chart.
- 01 What a business analyst is actually asked Free preview
- 02 Shaping data in Power Query
- 03 A star schema in plain language
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 2 DAX and the numbers that matter Measures, filters and time. This is where Power BI stops being a drawing tool.
- 04 Measures versus calculated columns
- 05 CALCULATE and time intelligence
- 06 The three charts that are hard to get wrong
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 3 The case study interview The artefact and the words that get you hired. Analysts are chosen on the write-up, not the visuals.
- 07 The dashboard that answers one question
- 08 Writing the recommendation, not the description
- 09 Three case studies a fresher can defend
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 4 DAX for harder questions Ranking, distinct counts and who is allowed to see which rows.
- 10 Ranking and TOPN
- 11 Distinct counts and semi-additive measures
- 12 Row-level security: the right rows for the right person
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 5 From model to delivery Publish, refresh, share, and write the analysis a stakeholder acts on.
- 13 Publishing, refresh and gateways
- 14 Sharing: workspaces, apps and one source of truth
- 15 A BA case study you can defend
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Lesson explanations, worked examples and practice tasks are in the learning player, not on this page — so you can read the syllabus without scrolling through the whole course.
How the course works
Every lesson follows the same four steps. No passive video playlists.
- 1
Learn the concept
A short explanation in plain English, with the one idea the lesson depends on.
- 2
See a worked example
The same task done end to end, with the reasoning behind each step.
- 3
Complete the practice task
You write it yourself. The task is the lesson; the reading is only the setup.
- 4
Build and publish a project
Each module ends in work you can open, explain and attach to an application.
Way2Fresher Academy
Courses written for the fresher hiring market — not translated from a bootcamp built for another country.
- Plain English Every explanation is written to be read once, slowly, by someone new to the field.
- Project-first A practice task in every lesson and a project at the end of every module.
- No paywall The full syllabus, all lessons and the certificate are free. Nothing is held back for a paid tier.
3Portfolio projects
15Lessons
The work is the proof
A fresher interview cannot assess a certificate. It can assess a project you can open, explain and change on the spot — which is why every course here ends in one.
- A finished project brief with an evaluation checklist
- A shareable repository, dashboard or case study
- A certificate that records the work, once every lesson is done
Frequently asked questions
The answers that decide whether this is the right six weeks.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every lesson, practice task and project brief on this page is free to read, and no card is required. A free account only saves your progress and unlocks the certificate.
Do I need coding experience?
No. This course is written for beginner learners and every lesson starts from the tool itself. If you can use a browser and a file, you can start lesson one today.
How long will it take?
About 6 weeks. The course holds 15 lessons, each built around one practice task, so the calendar depends on how many sessions you can keep each week.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. Finish every lesson while signed in and a certificate with your name, the course, the date and the skills covered unlocks on this site. It is a record of work completed here, not an accredited qualification.
What should I learn next?
The next course in this route is Data Analytics with SQL & Excel. Finish its first module before applying, so your portfolio shows a direction rather than a list of starts.
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