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About the Course

Much of the world's data lives in databases. SQL (or Structured Query Language) is a powerful programming language that is used for communicating with and manipulating data in databases. A working knowledge of databases and SQL is a must for anyone who wants to start a career in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Data Analytics, Data Science or Business Intelligence. The purpose of this course is to help you learn and apply foundational and intermediate knowledge of the SQL language, and become familiar with many relational database (RDBMS) concepts along the way. You will start with performing basic Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) operations using CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements. You will then learn to filter, order, sort, and aggregate data. You will work with functions, perform sub-selects and nested queries, as well as JOIN data in multiple tables. You will also work with VIEWS, transactions and create stored procedures. The emphasis in this course is on hands-on, practical learning. As such, you will work with real database systems, use real tools, and real-world datasets. You will create a database instance in the cloud. Through a series of hands-on labs, you will practice building and running SQL queries. At the end of the course you will apply and demonstrate your skills with a final project. The SQL skills you learn in this course will be applicable to a variety of RDBMSes such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2, Oracle, SQL Server and others. No prior knowledge of databases, SQL or programming is required, however some basic data literacy is beneficial....

Top reviews

HH

Aug 19, 2024

loved the course. Had a few typos that need updated, but the material and how it was covered was really nice. some challenging learning curves in the labs. All in all I felt I learned a lot.

SI

Aug 10, 2023

Thanks the authority of the course and coursers. I learn lot's of things. It's was nice course for me. I love the course. I will recommend to my friends about the courser.RegardsSaiful.

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By Divya H

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Jul 31, 2023

excellent

By Marisa N M

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Feb 17, 2025

optimo

By Nguyen D T

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Mar 12, 2025

Great

By Barot A P

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Oct 20, 2024

nice

By Mistry C N

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Oct 19, 2024

good

By Жетпіс Н Е

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Oct 7, 2024

cool

By Shasankchowdary L

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Feb 24, 2024

GOOD

By Sumana R C

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Jun 28, 2023

GOOD

By Lekaa w M

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May 7, 2023

good

By ANKUL K

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Mar 20, 2025

Osm

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Apr 13, 2024

22

By Mahalakshmi M

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Dec 27, 2024

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By Amandeep K

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Feb 23, 2024

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By Yanga Z

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Aug 18, 2023

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By MANJOT S 2

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Mar 30, 2025

The best part was the practice portal. I felt the videos were AI generated which have a scope to be more engaging. The practice portal has a cumbersome process before we get to the real coding, if possible it should have more straightforward UI. The content of the practice portal was perfect for me.

By Pallavi R

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Mar 7, 2024

Though there are a few mistakes throughout the course, and the labs were not working for a part of the course, overall the course has good useful information.

By AFZAL i

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Feb 14, 2025

THE COURSE WAS GREAT I LEARNED ALOT BUT IT CAN BE IMPROVED THROUGH GOING DEEPER TO EACH AND EVERY BASIC CONCEPT

By Victoria D T

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Feb 6, 2025

Great course! But not all the steps were mentioned to learn how to use the IBM Db2 Database.

By Oksana M

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Feb 25, 2024

Insufficient practice on Advanced SQL (Procedures, transactions)

By Mia J

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Feb 12, 2025

Good course for getting familiar with the basics of SQL.

By Antony L

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Mar 19, 2025

Course is good. But hands-on labs should be improved.

By Natures F

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Jul 12, 2023

it's great to learn with the coursera platform.

By Rakesh M

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Jul 19, 2023

It is a good course for beginner level.

By Paitoon p

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May 22, 2023

excellent course

By JADAV K R

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Mar 29, 2024

very helpfull