About the Program
Now everyone knows that the world is changing. Innovations and continuous development of technologies have become the norm in both the academic and work environment. That is why the learning of new skills will become an essential component in improvement of human and company development and competitiveness.
In order to support learning of modern knowledge, Microsoft, within its global initiative, in cooperation with Innovation Centre of the University of Latvia LUMIC, the ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius and Estonian Business School in Tallinn has created personal development programme – “Baltic Digital Skills Development Program”. Within the programme, it is possible to choose and study courses, offered in the programme, free of charge.
Business and Data Analysis
This direction includes skills in work with data, for example, data visualization and analysis, basics of cloud computing and their application for business development.
When studying data analysis, it is offered to learn basics of data visualization, skills in work with Microsoft platform Power BI and other basis skills, which will help to use data in any field.
No code and low code platform fundamentals
Within this course software and system design, as well as development and test methods will be mastered.
Knowledge in application development will allow to develop applications, which will help to simplify, modify and automate business procedures.
Program motion
The study program is based on self-study – every program member acquires the knowledge within 8 weeks at a time and pace that suits him/her, using study resources available in Microsoft Learn platform.
Self-studies will be supplemented with practical lessons, during which the leader of the study program together with industry experts will share their experience how to apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
At the end of the program, students will have to pass a test to receive a badge on the completion of this course. Every participant of the training program if decide, can continue studies and prepare for an exam to get a Microsoft certificate.
The most motivated participants of the program will have opportunity to register for a virtual internship during which they will be able to test their knowledge and apply it in life.
The studies will start on January 2021. Studies are free of charge and will be conducted in English.
Module I: Business and Data Analysis
Data volume and importance in economics and business is growing. Big Data promotes and restructures possibilities of decision making. It helps to increase field of activity, increase sales volumes, working efficiency and helps to implement new products or services for both - large companies and higher education and public entities, as well as many other organizations. In order to be able to understand this data and use it for improvement of competitiveness it is important for companies to apply both – data analysis and business analysis in practice.
In this module you can learn skills that are necessary to work with data, for example, data visualization and analysis, basics of cloud computing and their application for business development, as well as skills in work with Microsoft platform Power BI and other basic knowledge, which will help to use data effectively in every field.
In Short
Program start: January 2021*
Program duration: 8 weeks
Program intensity: 32 academic lessons
Program manager: Dr. oec. Edgars Brēķis, lecturer of the Faculty of Business, Management and Economics of the University of Latvia
Program language: English
! In order to register for the study program, go to the section “Register”. In order to get access to all resources necessary for studies and to be able to follow your study progress and achievements, please register in Microsoft Learn platform: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/
*Program course that will be led by program leader and experts, will start on January 2021, but we are offering opportunity to start your learning path now, find below your learning path.
Module I: Business and Data Analysis (Dr. oec. Edgars Brēķis)
| No | Topic | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How to use Power BI Desktop to connect to data, build visuals, and create a report, and let others see your insights. | 20.01.2021 | 18:30 |
| 2 | Data analysis tool Power BI. How to perform data analytics in Power BI, e.g., create implicit and explicit measures, detect outliers in your data, data grouping, binning. | 27.01.2021 | 18:30 |
| 3 | The process of creating a complicated data model in Power BI. How to optimize model designs and add model calculations. | 10.02.2021 | 18:30 |
| 4 | Inclusive design and use of visuals in Power BI. How to publish and share in Power BI. | 17.02.2021 | 18:30 |
| 5 | Test | 17.03.2021 | 18:30 |
Block 1 - Learn about Power platform, explore what Power BI can do for you
- Discover Data analysis
- Introduction to Power Platform
- Introduction to Common Data Service
- Cloud Concepts - Principles of cloud computing
- Introduction to Power BI
- Explore what Power BI can do for you
- Get started building with Power BI
Block 2 - Learn and discover basics of Power BI reports and dashboards
- Create and share your first Power BI report
- Create a data-driven story with Power BI reports
- Create dashboards in Power BI
- How to build a simple dashboard
Block 3 - Learn and discover basics of Power BI reports and dashboards
- Get data in Power BI
- Perform analytics in Power BI
- Analyze data in Power BI
- Add measures to Power BI Desktop models
- Manage datasets in Power BI
- Explore data in Power BI
- Get data with Power BI Desktop
Block 4 - Learn more how to start to work with data
- Introduce the foundation pillars of DevOps: Culture and Lean Product
- Describe Power BI Desktop models
- Model data in Power BI
- Design a data model in Power BI
- Analyze DevOps Continuous Planning and Continuous Integration
- Define the foundation pillars of DevOps: Architecture and Technology
Block 5 - Discover and learn more about Power Query, calculated fields and data risks mitigation
- Clean, transform and load data in Power BI
- Add calculated tables and columns to Power BI Desktop models
- Implement row-level security
- Back up and restore databases
Block 6 - Discover more about Data Analysis eXpression (DAX) what does it mean and learn how to use DAX.
- Optimize a model for performance in Power BI
- Write DAX formulas for Power BI Desktop models
- Introduction to creating measures using DAX in Power BI
- Modify DAX filter context in Power BI Desktop models
- Use DAX iterator functions in Power BI Desktop models
- Use DAX time intelligence functions in Power BI Desktop models
Block 7 - Learn how to explore more date and create unique reports and dashboards
- Design with inclusivity in mind
- Work with Power BI visuals
- Use visuals in Power BI
- Work with AI visuals in Power BI
Block 8 - Learn how to publish and share in Power BI
Module II: Low-code / No-code platform fundamentals
In current digital period the operation of successful and efficient company is no longer conceivable without applications, which support its internal functions. Use of proper tools allows for employees to acquire from data the highest value, improve efficiency of procedures, reduce manual work and increase the total efficiency of work. Development of no-code and low-code software and development of apps gives an opportunity for everyone to automate workflows and develop application, which makes the daily life of a company or institution more efficient.
In this module basic principles of software and system design, as well as development and test methods will be learned. The gained knowledge about application development will allow to develop applications, which will help to simplify, modify and automate business procedures for more efficient company or institution operation.
In Short:
Program start with online webinars: January 2021*
Program duration: 8 weeks
Program intensity: 32 academic lessons
Program manager: Raita Rollande, associated professor of the Faculty of Information Technology of the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
Program language: English
! In order to register for the study program, go to the section “Apply here”. In order to get access to all resources necessary for studies and to be able to follow your study progress and achievements, please register in Microsoft Learn platform: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/
*Program course that will be led by program leader and experts, will start on January 2021, but we are offering opportunity to start your learning path now, find below your learning path.
Module II: Low-code/No-code platform fundamentals (Associate Professor Raita Rollande)
| No | Topic | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The business value of the Power Platform. The Core Components of the low-code/no-code platform Power Platform. | 13.01.2021 | 18:30 |
| 2 | Data analysis tool Power BI. | 27.01.2021 | 18:30 |
| 3 | Rapid low-code/no-code application development tool Power Apps. | 03.02.2021 | 18:30 |
| 4 | Robotic process automatization with Power Automate. | 24.02.2021 | 18:30 |
| 5 | Chatbot development tool Power Virtual Agents. | 03.03.2021 | 18:30 |
| 6 | Test | 10.03.2021 | 18:30 |
Block 1 - Learn business value of Power Platform
- Power Platform - Introduction, business value, and demos
- Introduction to Power Platform
- Introduction to Power Apps
- Introduction to Power Platform developer resources
- Get started with configuration in Dynamics 365
- Manage dynamics 365 model-driven app settings and security
Block 2 - Identify the core components of Power Platform
- Introduction to Common Data Service
- Introduction to model-driven apps and Common Data Services
- Get started with Common Data Services
- Get started with AI Builder
- Manage models in AI Builder
Block 3 - Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI
Block 4 - Learn about the capabilities of Power Apps
- Get started with Power Apps
- Customize a canvas app in Power Apps
- Manage apps in Power Apps
- Author a basic formula to change properties in a Power Apps canvas app
- Author a basic formula to change behaviors in a Power Apps canvas app
- Author a basic formula that uses tables and records in a Power Apps canvas app
- Introduction to Power Apps portals
- Explore Power Apps portals
- Discover Power Apps portals features
- Power Apps portals architecture
- Get started with model-driven apps in Power Apps
Block 5 - Learn how to leverage the Power Automate to improve your business
- Introduction to Power Automate
- How to build an automated solution
- Get started with Power Automate
- Introduction to Business Process flows in Power Automate
- Create an immersive business process flow in Power Automate
- Understand advanced business process flow concepts in Power Automate
- Introduction to expressions in Power Automate
Block 6 - Learn how to improve and improve your business with Power Virtual Agents
Discover and learn more
As an additional learning recourse for the Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme, we are purposing customised learning path scenarios for key jobs and horizontal skills that are most widely in demand. These scenarios showcase how role-based learning can be tailored to develop the skills needed for roles such as those of a Sales Representative, Digital Marketing Specialist, Web Designer or Accountant. The content includes collaborative courses, all taught by industry-expert instructors, allowing individuals to move through content and demonstrate their learning with a certificate of completion. The core and soft skills acquired in each scenario can be incorporated with Microsoft Learn for more technical roles, thus mastering the most sought-after skills in widely used technologies. The combination of core, soft and technical skills provides opportunities for jobs that are in-demand in today’s economy and are well-positioned to continue evolving in future.
To become a digital marketing specialist, you need to have good analytical and tactical skills in order to develop new opportunities for businesses. Nowadays digital marketing isn’t just a simple commercial or banner on an internet news site, but a complex set of different channels with social media and e-mail marketing playing a huge role in ensuring success in digital marketing.
To be able to successfully use digital marketing channels as social media, you need to be good at data and data analytics to select strategies and channels for ads. In Module I of the Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme, you can learn how to make sense of data and how to use data knowledge to your advantage!
Sign up for the programme and start creating new opportunities for your business!
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Finance and Accounting Specialist
No business can ever exist without a finance and accounting specialist, but it takes more than just some numbers and accounting software programmes to keep track of everything.
To help your business grow and improve finances and budgeting, data analysis is the key. For business to run successfully, you need to learn how to use financial data to diagnose business conditions, identify issues, and develop plans, as well as to determine how money will be spent to get work done and see how to prepare and maintain realistic budgets.
The Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme’s Business and Data Analysis learning course will help you to learn how to use data and business analytics to your advantage.
Discover more about LinkedIn learning here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/develop-your-finance-and-accounting-skills
Sales is hard. Throw in today's volatility and it gets even tougher. At the same time though, there are opportunities to hone your expertise.
For a sales representative, it is very important to be able to make sense of the data, as it can improve sales immensely. You can even be one step ahead and think outside the box – use AI and chatbots to improve the customer support and efficiency.
The Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme offers you Business and Data Analysis, as well as Low-code/no-code platform fundamentals learning courses, which will enable you to create your own apps, improve business automation and use AI to optimize services and customer experience.
Discover more about LinkedIn learning here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/succeeding-in-sales-during-times-of-volatility
Innovations and continuous development of technologies have become the norm, as more businesses go online every day. Digitalization is faster than ever before and we now spend a big part of our lives is online. Designing and developing web pages are highly sought-after skills nowadays, but why stop there?
For most businesses online, customer care is a big part of success reflecting the fact that customers are becoming more impatient when it comes to customer support.
We can help you with this! The Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme offers a learning course in Low-code/no-code platform fundamentals. Discover how AI and chatbots can help you to communicate with customers through your website and learn how to build a simple AI assistant yourself. Find out how you can create apps to optimise business processes and many other things that will help you to create additional features for your web page.
Discover more about LinkedIn learning here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/introduction-to-web-design-and-development
Project Manager
No matter what industry they are in, a broad knowledge and skill base will always benefit project managers, enabling them to make an excellent contribution to each and every project they are involved in. They need to know how to manage projects from beginning to end using different project management techniques. But each and every technique and strategy needs to be justified and the best way to do this is by using data.
You can learn business and data analysis with the help of the Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme. The Business and Data Analysis learning course will improve your data understanding, analysis and visualisation skills, providing you with a better appreciation of how to make data-based decisions.
Discover more about LinkedIn learning here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/become-a-project-manager
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