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Learner Reviews & Feedback for SQL for Data Science by University of California, Davis

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About the Course

As data collection has increased exponentially, so has the need for people skilled at using and interacting with data; to be able to think critically, and provide insights to make better decisions and optimize their businesses. This is a data scientist, “part mathematician, part computer scientist, and part trend spotter” (SAS Institute, Inc.). According to Glassdoor, being a data scientist is the best job in America; with a median base salary of $110,000 and thousands of job openings at a time. The skills necessary to be a good data scientist include being able to retrieve and work with data, and to do that you need to be well versed in SQL, the standard language for communicating with database systems. This course is designed to give you a primer in the fundamentals of SQL and working with data so that you can begin analyzing it for data science purposes. You will begin to ask the right questions and come up with good answers to deliver valuable insights for your organization. This course starts with the basics and assumes you do not have any knowledge or skills in SQL. It will build on that foundation and gradually have you write both simple and complex queries to help you select data from tables. You'll start to work with different types of data like strings and numbers and discuss methods to filter and pare down your results. You will create new tables and be able to move data into them. You will learn common operators and how to combine the data. You will use case statements and concepts like data governance and profiling. You will discuss topics on data, and practice using real-world programming assignments. You will interpret the structure, meaning, and relationships in source data and use SQL as a professional to shape your data for targeted analysis purposes. Although we do not have any specific prerequisites or software requirements to take this course, a simple text editor is recommended for the final project. So what are you waiting for? This is your first step in landing a job in the best occupation in the US and soon the world!...

Top reviews

NK

Oct 5, 2022

Amazing course for beginners! The entire course is well structured and has good hands-on assignments. SQL is extremely essential for Database management and fun learning so please do try this one out!

JG

Aug 22, 2021

I thought this course was great! Great introduction to Relational Databases and SQLite. Highly reccomend for anyone new to SQL, Databases, or someone looking to get started with a data science career.

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By Lauren N

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Oct 16, 2020

I cannot follow along to this course! I get so distracted by how forced the instructor is speaking.. It's very unnatural and has no rhythm.

By Jo V

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Sep 20, 2023

Way more info on youtube. She keeps saying to google everything, and she can't even read the lines. I dropping it before I get charged.

By kamal s m

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Jan 19, 2023

I was reading the instruction for final exam and Sand box for 40 mins and couldn't follow it.

It is more like a joke than a final test.

By Eric E

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Mar 31, 2018

The final assignment is so horrendously worded and set up that much if it is unanswerable. Completely ridiculous. Avoid this course.

By Carmen H L

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Sep 11, 2019

It is extremely boring and a complete waste of time. Several videos pass without showing anything about programming or SQL related.

By Cassandra S

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Jul 24, 2021

The prep work prior was not enough to prepare students for the final assignment. The way the questions were asked is confusing.

By Azar M

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Mar 25, 2024

I could not get my certificate because of free trial period. You should mention it in the begininng. I spent my time.

By Maryam K

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Jun 22, 2022

The teacher talks really slowly and her lectures are so repetitive. A 10 minute video has 4 minutes valuable points.

By Elena P

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Oct 17, 2023

Very confusing. When talking about tables and joins please use examples with tables. Sady is completely confused

By Zak T

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May 30, 2024

Really wasted us a lot of time because the Final Project's data and instruction has a lot of oversight

By Rajat D

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Aug 22, 2021

if u want to student upgrade the sql course for certificate

then why u r giving financial aid for sql

By Isha G

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Feb 8, 2018

It is a drag. A simple thing is repeated over and over instead of providing hands-on practice.

By Piyush J

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Apr 23, 2020

The content was generalized and i was facing a lot of issues while executing the queries.

By Ivy L

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Dec 19, 2023

This course is lack of excises and demo for beginning leaner. It's rather confusing.

By Julio C H

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Jun 28, 2022

I was expecting more practice and less ' You should figure it out on your own '

By Oscar A T H

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Feb 1, 2021

no me puedo dar de baja a todos los cursos como oyente. arreglen este problema!!

By Hos M

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Nov 23, 2021

Boring, inpractical, very very bad teaching methodology. Do not waste tour time

By Marina

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Sep 16, 2021

She lost me at you are your own teacher, just google it. Why am I here then?

By Samantha L

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Jun 18, 2022

Not enough foundational, would prefer videos over reading 20 plus articles

By Celine S

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Dec 13, 2021

Superficial explanations examples do not match level of exam questions.

By Nina L

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Feb 3, 2020

Not very informative, and the final assignment marks scheme was awful

By Guillermo E G

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Aug 21, 2024

I learned many things, but not enough to justify the price of 45$

By Michał P

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Jan 21, 2018

Horribly designed questions in the final assignment. What a mess!

By Eric M H

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Mar 24, 2023

I would not recommend this teacher, I have trouble following her

By Laura D l R

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Apr 4, 2021

was not what I was looking for. too much theory and not practice