Name: Introduction to Business Intelligence
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Introduction to Business Intelligence Course Overview

This Introduction to Business Intelligence course provides an overview of business intelligence. The course starts with basic insights into business intelligence and how it differs from data science before covering the key roles and processes involved. You’ll learn about each role in detail and what skills are essential in each position. As you progress through the course, you will understand how these roles work together to deliver actionable insights, as well as look at examples of BI tools and how they help revolutionize your work.

This course will also cover the types of visuals used in business intelligence to deliver key messages to decision-makers, as well as best practices when it comes to design. Lastly, we’ll talk about different types of data, data structures, and files that are commonly used in Business Intelligence.

Introduction to Business Intelligence Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Explain different roles that form part of a business intelligence team
Discuss how BI serves the needs of a business
Recognize well and badly designed visuals
Compare different data types and data structures
Explain the basics of metrics and functions

Who should take this course?

This Introduction to BI course is perfect for professionals who work with data and want to learn more about business intelligence. This course covers core concepts in the field and is a stepping-stone on to more advanced Business Intelligence topics. Common career paths for students who take this course are Business Intelligence, Asset Management, Data Analyst, Quantitative Analyst, and other finance careers.

Introduction to Business Intelligence

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Course Introduction

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Communicating with Data

Chapter Introduction

Visuals, Dashboards and Data Stories

Interactive Exercise 4

Key Concepts of Data

Chapter Introduction

Data Types

Manipulating Data with Functions

Boolean Values and Comparison Operators

Data Structures

Combining Tables of Data

File Types

A Data Model

Types of Relationship

Interactive Exercise 5

Course Summary

Conclusion

Qualified Assessment

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This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Business Intelligence & Data Analyst (BIDA)® Certification

Introduction to Business Intelligence is part of the Business Intelligence & Data Analyst (BIDA)® certification, which includes 32 courses.

Skills Learned Data visualization, data warehousing and transformation, data modeling and analysis
Career Prep Business intelligence analyst, data scientist, data visualization specialist

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Business Intelligence Analyst Specialization

Skills learned Data Transformation & Automation, Data Visualization, Coding, Data Modeling
Career prep Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Specialist, Finance Analyst, Data Scientist

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