Technical Requirements
To take the courses and complete the exercises, students will need access to the following:
- PC and/or Mac
- Microsoft Suite (2016 or newer)
- Stable internet connection
Specific to the BIDA™ program, in addition to the above requirements, students will also need access to the following applications for the corresponding courses:
| Course Name | Application Required |
| Power BI Fundamentals |
Power BI |
| Power Query Fundamentals |
Power Query (Built-in Excel 2016 or newer) |
| SQL Fundamentals |
Azure Data Studio |
| Tableau Fundamentals |
Tableau |
| Case Study - Financial Statements in Power BI | Azure Data Studio, Power BI |
| Case Study - Trading Dashboard in Tableau |
Azure Data Studio, Tableau |
| Python Fundamentals | Python |
| Modeling Risk with Monte Carlo Simulation |
Python |
| Loan Default Prediction with Machine Learning |
Python |
Common Questions
Will CFI™ provide access to the applications required?
No. Students will need to have access to the system and applications prior to enrollment.
I'm interested in enrolling in the BIDA™ program. I'm using Mac, and Mac does not support Power BI. How can I proceed?
We recommend downloading Parallels in order to be able to use Power BI and Power Pivot on your Mac device. You can see more information here.