Unlocking Data Insights: Power BI Essentials – December 2023

Description

$130 (per person) includes an online webinar for 2 hours of CPE credit

Join us for a two-hour webinar designed to jumpstart your journey with Power BI, a powerful data visualization and analytics tool. Throughout this hands-on session, you will be introduced to the basics of Power BI. You will learn how to connect to a variety of data sources, perform data transformations, build basic data models, and create dashboards and visualizations that bring your data to life.

This beginner-friendly webinar is perfect for those who are new to Power BI or those who are seeking to enhance their basic knowledge of Power BI. By the end of the webinar, you will be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to create your own dashboards and visualizations.

Note: Power BI will only run on the Windows operating system.

Learning Objectives:

• Install and set up Power BI
• Import and transform data from a variety of data sources and establish relationships between the data sources to use in visualizations
• Create and format visualizations
• Design dashboards utilizing a variety of visualizations, filters, and slicers

Program Level: Beginning
Field of Study: Auditing
Who Should Attend: Auditors
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation Required: None
Instructional Method: Webinar (Group Internet Based)
CPE Credit Hours: 2

Date: Monday, December 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central

Unlocking Data Insights: Power BI Essentials Webinar Leaders:

Wendy Tietz, Professor, Kent State University

Wendy M. Tietz, PhD, CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA, is a professor in the Department of Accounting in the College of Business Administration at Kent State University, where she teaches financial and managerial accounting. Dr. Tietz is a Certified Microsoft Trainer and has earned the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel designation. She is a member of the American Accounting Association, IMA, AICPA, and the Ohio Society of CPAs. She has published articles in such journals as Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, IMA Educational Case Journal, and others. Dr. Tietz has received several national teaching awards and is the co-author of two accounting textbooks published by Pearson Education.

Tracie Miller (Nobles), Program Chair, Franklin University

Tracie L. Miller (Nobles), PhD, CPA, is the program chair for the B.S. Accounting program at Franklin University. She has extensive teaching experience including faculty appointments at Austin Community College, Texas State University, Aims Community College, and The University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Miller received her doctoral degree from Texas A&M University. Her research interest includes financial literacy education, culturally responsive teaching, and online learning. She has public accounting experience with Deloitte Tax LLP. She serves in numerous leadership roles for American Accounting Association, American Institute of CPAs, Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges, and Texas Society of CPAs. Dr. Miller has received several teaching and professional awards including the AAA / J. Michael and Mary Anne / Deloitte Foundation Cook Prize, TXCPA Outstanding Accounting Educator, and AICPA Bea Sanders Award. Dr. Miller is also an author of several accounting textbooks published by Pearson.