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INFORMATION, PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
Continuing Education
Phone: 91 665 5060
Contact Academic Address: David Granada. || Juan M. Vara.
Student attention: Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
Presentation
In an environment where data plays a fundamental role in decision making, the ability to effectively analyze and visualize data has become an essential competency. The Microcredential in Interactive Data Analysis and Visualization: Creating Reports and Dashboards with Power BI is designed to provide specialized training in the use of Power BI, one of the most advanced tools for data analysis and presentation.
Through a practical and applied approach, this program allows you to develop skills in the creation of interactive reports and dynamic dashboards, optimizing the interpretation of information for different professional environments. Key aspects such as data modeling, the use of advanced Power BI functions and the automation of analytical processes are addressed to improve efficiency in data management.
This microcredential combines synchronous sessions with hands-on activities and interactive materials in a flexible learning environment. The growing need for professionals skilled in data analytics makes this microcredential an opportunity to acquire key skills in a high-demand field, driving digital transformation in organizations.
Objectives
- Develop data analysis skills: Learn to manage and transform large volumes of data from different sources for efficient and accurate analysis using Power BI.
- Master interactive reporting: Design and develop interactive reports and dashboards that enable end users to obtain clear and dynamic visual information, supporting data-driven decision making.
- Apply advanced Power BI functions: Introduce yourself to using DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) to perform advanced calculations and create custom visualizations that improve data analysis and presentation.
- Promote process automation in business intelligence: Automate repetitive tasks and report updates by integrating Power BI with other Microsoft services, optimizing business workflow.
- Foster teamwork skills: Implement and manage collaborative environments within Power BI, sharing reports and dashboards with different work groups in an organization, ensuring access to relevant information in real time.
- Contribute to sustainability and the SDGs: Use the knowledge acquired to promote data-driven decision-making in projects related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as resource efficiency and reducing environmental impact through data analysis.
Program
Module 1: Power BI Fundamentals and Data Preparation
- Introduction to the basic concepts and components of Power BI.
- Connecting and importing data from various sources.
- Transformation and preparation of data for analysis.
- Best practices in data cleansing and managing table relationships.
Module 2: Data Modeling and Creating Custom Metrics
- Design and optimization of data models.
- Creating relationships between tables to improve analysis.
- Development of measures and calculated columns with DAX.
- Application of efficient models to solve business problems.
Module 3: Visualizing and Designing Interactive Reports
- Selecting and customizing visualizations in Power BI.
- Creation of interactive and dynamic dashboards.
- Application of visual design techniques to improve data interpretation.
- Optimizing the user experience when exploring reports.
Module 4: Publishing, Automating and Updating Reports
- Using Power BI Service for publishing and managing reports.
- Setting up automatic data updates.
- Permission management and access control to reports.
- Strategies to optimize efficiency in updating and maintaining reports.
Recipients
This course is aimed at both those who want to start their career in data analysis and professionals who seek to improve and update their skills in interactive visualization.
As a university microcredential, the program is characterized by its flexibility and accessibility, without requiring a previous MECES-level degree or other specific access requirements.
Selection criteria:
In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, candidates will be selected based on the following criteria, weighted objectively:
- Industry experience – 25%: Years of experience, type of duties performed, and relevance of duties to the microcredential objectives will be taken into account.
- Motivation and ability to professionally apply acquired knowledge – 75%
The curriculum vitae will be analyzed, considering aspects such as previous professional career, achievements, roles assumed that show interest in the field of the microcredential and any indication of practical application of the knowledge related to the program.
No. of Places: 50
Duration and development
Modality: Online
Number of credits: 3 ECTS
Contact hours: 0
Place of delivery: Virtual Classroom and MS Teams
Opening hours: Thursday from 17:00 p.m. to 20:00 p.m.
Start and end date: 08/05/2025 | 10/07/2025
Reservation of place and enrollment
Pre-registration period: from February 4 to April 30, 2025
Enrollment deadline: from May 1 to May 7, 2025
Title price: €180
The start of the course is conditioned to the minimum number of students enrolled.
Documentation to attach, forms and place of delivery
The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed through the link https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/276-formacion-continua#preinscripcion
Microcredentials, intended for students with or without a previous official university degree.
The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:
Students with a degree obtained from a Spanish university or a Higher Education Institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area that provides access to continuing education courses must submit the following documentation:
- National Identity Document or equivalent
- University degree of the studies that give access to the requested postgraduate degree.
- Curriculum vitae
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
- Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance.
Students with foreign qualifications must submit the following documentation:
- Passport or Residence Card
- Foreign Higher Education Degree (Graduate, Bachelor's Degree, Architect, Engineer, Doctor...) that gives access to continuing education studies.
- Curriculum vitae
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
- Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance
These courses allow for the certification of learning results linked to short-term training activities. Their duration must, in any case, be less than 15 ECTS credits. Successful completion of these courses through the corresponding assessment tests will entitle the student, where appropriate, to obtain a Certificate with the name of the respective course and will be included in the centralised Register of this type of qualification. In the event that they do not include assessment tests, a certificate of attendance will be obtained.