Program in Data Analysis and Power BI for Business

A continuing education program that turns business data into decision-ready dashboards. You learn data preparation, modeling, measures, interpretation and controlled sharing through a complete business case.

Who it is for

Finance, sales and operations professionals, junior analysts and recent graduates. Requirement: familiarity with spreadsheets.

What you will achieve

• Build a dashboard and a decision report that demonstrate analytical reasoning — not just visual formatting.
• Replace a recurring manual report with a documented refresh process, with data quality controls.
• Strengthen your portfolio for internal analytics opportunities, with no promise of immediate hiring.

Courses in the program

The program combines 5 eight-hour courses in sequence, for a total of 40 hours.

Planned breakdown: 12 h of guided instruction + 18 h of structured practice + 10 h of assessed activities. These components are already included in the total hours.

How you are assessed

• Complete the sequence of courses and the core exercises
• Submit the program’s final project
• Score at least 70% on assessments and on the project rubric
• One project feedback and revision cycle is included

Professional relevance

Relevant to reporting, BI and business analysis tasks. It is not a complete data scientist program. We do not promise a job, salary or hiring date.

External costs

Power BI Desktop is free but runs only on Windows. Sharing features in the Power BI service may require a paid license, which is not included.

Terms

• Clock hours: 40 hours
• Total tuition: $600.00 — $15 per clock hour
• 12-month access
• Program certificate issued in the USA by Milestone Technology Institute LLC, listing the courses completed, date and clock hours
• Support through the Student support center

Academic leadership and instruction

Academic leadership: Dr. John Peterson, PhD — President and Chief Educational Officer, Milestone Technology Institute. View biography