Requirements
This course and its subject matter are technical in nature. It is recommended that you have a
basic understanding of mathematics and statistics.
• Basic computer literacy (using a web browser, operating an email
account, downloading files, etc.).
• A current email account.
Basic • Access to a computer, the internet, and PDF reader software.
1 requirements
• Access to the Google office productivity apps (Docs, Sheets,
Slides – freely accessible to anyone with a Google account).
• Google Chrome to access the learning management system,
though any popular browser should suffice.
• OS: Windows 10 recommended (Windows 7 minimum), in order
to use Power BI; MacOS running Parallels for Windows will also
suffice.
Technical
2 requirements • Processor: Minimum i3, with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
• RAM: Minimum 4 GB.
• Internet: A 10 Mbps line speed and 20 GB of data per month.
Please note that Google, Vimeo, and YouTube may be used in our
course delivery, and if these services are blocked in your jurisdiction
Additional or on your device, you may have difficulty accessing course content.
3 requirements
Please check with us before registering for this course if you have any
concerns about access restrictions affecting your experience with our
learning management system.
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Curriculum overview
Duration: 3 months
Pre-requisite skills: None
Course difficulty: Beginner
Tools learned: Google Sheets, Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server
Phase Module Duration Recommended time
(Weeks) (Hours)
Explore101 1 15
Preparing data 3 45
Fundamentals
Querying data 4 60
Visualising data 4 60
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Module 1
Explore101
What is covered in this module:
Orientation
• Setting up your learning environment
• ExploreAI teaching philosophy and educational support framework
• Troubleshooting at ExploreAI Academy
Introduction to data and data analytics
• What is data and how it is used to make data-driven decisions
• An introduction to modern data practices and practitioners
• Approaches to data analysis
Problem-solving
• Mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive statements and
decisions
• Design thinking and the scientific method
• Introduction to solution-oriented communication
Programmatic thinking
• How to use algorithms and operators
• Flowcharts, pseudocode, and conditional statements
• Converting logic between statements, logic trees, pseudocode,
and flowcharts
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Module 2
Preparing data
What is covered in this module:
Introduction to spreadsheets
• Working with spreadsheets
• Data types and formatting
• Introduction to visualisation
Data manipulation
• Cleaning and analysing spreadsheet data
• Working with various data types
• Finding and fixing data anomalies
Introduction to statistics
• Summarising data using descriptive statistics
• Measures of central tendency and spread
• Samples and distributions
Introduction to data modelling
• Basic spreadsheet functions and conditionals
• Identifying patterns and the line of best fit
• Testing assumptions and model accuracy
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Module 3
Querying data
What is covered in this module:
Introduction to SQL
• Working with databases
• Basic SQL data types and calculations
• Aggregating, sorting, and grouping data
Relational database design
• SQL schemas and entity relationships
• Table normalisation, primary and foreign keys
• Common table expressions and views
SQL in practice
• Set theory and SQL joins
• Nested and subqueries
• Improving query performance
Data manipulation
• Cleaning and analysing data
• Working with numeric, time, and string data types
• Data transformations and anomalies
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Module 4
Visualising data
What is covered in this module:
Data in Power BI
• Loading and linking datasets in Power BI
• Cleaning data and creating calculated columns and measures
using DAX
• Reports, data, and relationship views
Visuals in Power BI
• Numeric visuals – cards, tables
• Graphic visuals – line chart, bar chart, pie chart, column chart,
treemap
• Using slicers and custom visuals
Dashboards
• Planning, designing, and prototyping
• Working with various charts
• Working with filters
Visual storytelling
• Telling a story with visuals
• When to use which visuals
• Presentation best-practice
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