This hands-on course introduces the key concepts for business data analytics using both MS Excel and Power BI, serving as an analytics literacy course to help students gain essential knowledge in business data analytics to enhance firm competitiveness. Concepts introduced in this course aim to develop an understanding of the several types of business data, data modeling techniques, various analytical approaches, and the application of these approaches to solve business problems using platform-agnostic tools in MS Excel and Power BI. The practices cover both basic and advanced functions of MS Excel, including PivotTable, PivotChart, and Adds-in, as well as key features of Power BI such as data connections, report designing, and interactive report creation. No textbooks are required.
Prerequisites: None.
This course requires students to install Excel and Power BI
EXCEL:
- All students must have Microsoft excel installed in their local machines
- Students can install Microsoft excel by signing in using cougar net credentials
- Please follow the link to sign in and install excel: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/excel
POWER BI:
- All students must have Power BI install
- Students can sign in to Power BI using you cougar net credentials and install it.
Instructor: TBD
Teaching Assistant: TBD
Date: 21st October 2025 - 20th November 2025
Time: Tue Thur, 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Location: Join Microsoft Teams with CODE:
Capacity: 150
- HPE DSI’s courses are free for UH System students from outside the Main Campus. However, these individuals must enroll in our courses at least three weeks before the courses starting date to allow for proper registration.
Attendance Requirement:
Good standing on Attendance grade (>50%) would be required to see new course materials, homework assignments, and exams/projects as the course proceeds.
Also, for students interested in getting a badge or certificate for completing this course, an attendance grade of at least 12 hours of the class meeting sessions is required, to be qualified for passing the course and getting the badge.
Clear Lake, Victoria, Downtown, Sugar Land or Katy campuses
Attendees who are current UHS student, staff or faculty from the Clear Lake, Victoria, Downtown, Sugar Land or Katy campuses MUST fill in this credentials form at least three(3) weeks before the course start date. This will allow adequate time for processing of your course access credentials before the first-class.
Current UHS (all campuses) Student, Staff or Faculty Registration Fee: Free.
UH Alumni and Non-UH Affiliates
Attendees who are not current UHS student, staff or faculty will need to make a payment for the course prior to its commencement.
UH Alumni Registration Fee: $250.00.
Non-UH Affiliate Registration Fee: $250.00.
Non-UH affiliates and alumni registering for the HPE DSI classes MUST:
(1) complete the payment of the course fees ($250.00 per course) at least three(3) weeks before course commencement using this payment link : https://store.mynsm.uh.edu/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=403&search=101+introduction+to+cluster
Refund Schedule:
The following refund schedule applies:
More than three weeks before start date: A cancellation fee of 10% of the total workshop cost applies.
Less than three weeks before start date: 15% cancellation fee applies.
Less than one week before start date: 25% cancellation fee applies.
48 hours or less before class start: No refund is available.
All deposits and payments made are nontransferable. The HPE DSI cannot provide refunds, transfer payments, or offer makeup sessions for classes a student might miss, for any reason. If the HPE DSI has to cancel a workshop, you will receive a full refund.
(2) fill in this credentials form at least three(3) weeks before the course start date. This will allow adequate time for processing of your course access credentials before the first-class.
If you don't wish to continue participating in the course, Please use the option "Unenroll me" available at the right-hand pane on the course webpage to unenroll from the course. If you have questions, e-mail us at contact@hpedsi.uh.edu
Note:
- Badges MUST be claimed as soon as possible. Preferably within the week after being awarded, while you are still an active UH student, staff, or faculty member or active affiliate under EPOI sponsorship.
- If a student fails to claim their badge after this period, they will need to re-enroll for the course by paying the fee, get EPOI sponsorship before the badge can be claimed.
Microsoft Teams Joining Instructions:
- Students are requested to join the classes when it is started by the Instructor or the TA.
- If the meeting has already started, please just join the meeting using join option, don't start a new meeting or restart the meeting by yourself which would cause a lot of confusion as they would redirect you to a different meeting room.
Academic Honesty: All submitted work must be the original effort of the participant and must comply with HPEDSI’s academic honesty policy. For full policy details, click here.
Copyright protection: The course materials and online lecture videos posted on Teams are only meant to be used within this course and should not be distributed.