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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

GC

Dec 29, 2022

Great course! A solid way to introduce a learner to programming in SQL!! Sadie is an amazing online instructor! Thank you to Sadie and UC Davis for offering this course through the Coursera platform!!

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!

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By Valentin D

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Feb 16, 2023

Sadie has a way of storytelling that is captivating and gives you the power to continue learning SQL.

By Shreyas G

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Apr 7, 2021

The course is great and is very helpful for someone who even doesn't have any prior knowledge of SQL.

By Man S B

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Feb 12, 2021

I refreshed my concepts and learned tonnes of new things that I never heard or seen anywhere earlier.

By SHUBHAM S C

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Oct 8, 2020

it is too good, learning from basics query to organizing whole data. this course has taught me a lot.

By Abid A

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Aug 16, 2020

it opens your mind for what you can do with sql and puts a fire in your head to learn more. thank you

By Sheryl J

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Jul 16, 2020

Looks like a good course. I underestimated how hard this would be. I will take again at a later date.

By SAKSHI N M

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May 9, 2020

A very helpful and accurate course. Also it was easy to understand. The assignments are very helpful.

By Likhith S

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May 3, 2020

Beautifully Instructed,was able to pickup what was being thought rather very quickly.

Thank you Ma'am.

By Ding W

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Jun 3, 2019

The course is well-organized and mainly for those who want to get a data-related job need to use SQL.

By Quek Y C

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Jul 29, 2018

Highly recommended for everyone who wants to know basic of SQL as well as use of SQL in data science.

By Nur Z

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Jul 24, 2023

Last assesmen a bit difficult as the instruction was not very clear. Overall for this course is good

By Reid F

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May 30, 2021

Great course for a SQL beginner. I feel more confident with the language and ready to dig into more!

By Nitin M

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Apr 15, 2021

Wonderful course content. Covers the entire basics of SQL for data science and big data applications

By Sam O

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Oct 23, 2020

Solid Course for either people who are looking to start learning SQL or further their understanding.

By Phuong

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Jul 25, 2020

The facilitator is so great! I love her voice. I have learned a new skill for data analysis. Thanks!

By Andrew W S

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Jun 8, 2020

Solid overview of SQL for beginners and practical assignments/tests to go with it. Highly recommend!

By Eric R

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Apr 10, 2019

Great course for beginning SQL knowledge. I use all of the concepts at work which this class covers.

By Franco M

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Jul 25, 2022

amazing!! a really complete SQL course for starters! thanks Lawrence you are an incredible teacher!

By Eduardo P M

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Apr 30, 2020

Uma breve passagem sobre todos os principais topicos da programação SQL. Excelente para iniciantes.

By Shubham S

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Apr 29, 2020

This course is very useful one can start their carrier into data science after learning this course

By Deleted A

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Apr 4, 2019

This course was really useful. It gave me a good base to understand and start using SQL at my work.

By Vinay G

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Feb 5, 2018

Excellent course to start with SQL. You have to work hard to solve coding questions and final exam.

By Avery B

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Sep 8, 2022

Very helpful in understanding the base foundatoins of SQL and how to apply it in real situations.

By ZIQING X

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Apr 8, 2022

Useful and clear outline about SQL! Friendly for newcomers, and great insight about data analysis!

By MAYANK B

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Jul 30, 2021

Nicely explained. Would be very nice if more examples for understanding of functions are included.