For your Power BI Data Analyst learning path to go with some semblance of effectiveness and logical order with what you’ve listed in terms of the courses specifically, you need to organize it so that there is some grounding in the basics of Power BI itself before moving into more specialized or advanced topics like DAX.
Given your list, here’s a rearranged order that might make more sense for a coherent learning journey:
Beginners Guide to Power BI - Beginner: This is a great entry point for starting with Power BI. It will take you from the very beginning of use—navigating the platform, connecting to your data, and building your first very basic reports and dashboards. Overall, this is one course that is a must before getting started with much more in-depth courses like DAX.
Ultimate Beginners Guide To DAX - Beginner: By now, you have garnered some basic understanding of Power BI. At this point, we are going to get deeper into DAX, which is quite fundamental at the time of creating calculations and building more dynamic reports in Power BI. Starting off with an introduction to DAX for beginners after you are done with familiarizing yourself with Power BI will help in cushioning the learning curve.
Mastering Data with Complex Rules - Intermediate: Building off of the first course to take one from only a basic understanding of DAX and go further into a deeper understanding and ability to use DAX for more complex data modeling and calculations, this is an intermediate-level course. The course is for those who want to start using data analytics in Microsoft Excel and are familiar with its basic functionality.
Power BI Super Users Workshop — Beginner: This course is probably going to be much more in-depth than the others in terms of functionality within Power BI—outside of DAX—so it’s a good one for the middle of your learning path. This will allow you to expand your Power BI skills to further areas for more specific applications and analysis.
Currency Analysis - Intermediate: With those awesome skills now comfortably in your Power BI and DAX tool belt, it’s time to turn your attention to drilling into some niche subject areas. We thought we’d start with currency analysis, something that might well apply many of the skills you’ve developed so far but in a slightly different context.
PL-300 Exam: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst - Intermediate: Capstone: The course is forwarded as an advancement to students in preparation for the official Microsoft certification exam. It’s a detailed review of your Power BI knowledge in skills for data analysis, data modeling, data visualization, and deployment of reports.
In fact, rearranging these modules makes a lot of sense: learning the very basics of Power BI at first and then being able to dive more thoroughly into DAX in a very isolated context, and then applying this skill in more focused contexts—with certification preparation last. Each step builds upon the last one in order to take you forward with your understanding of completing Power BI as a powerful platform towards effective data analysis in a solid, comprehensive way.
