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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

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.

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 Ahmed M K M

Dec 3, 2020

I was so weak applying my sql knowledge before taking this course, but this course made me write many sql query which made me after that very confident enough to write sql query on my own.

Thank you so much for your support <3

By Femi T

Nov 30, 2020

A really good introduction to SQLite. Easy to understand but it would have been better if while the examples (codes) were displayed, there is a corresponding database so people can practice what they see and understand better.

By Peter O O

Sep 26, 2019

A good course especially for the beginners. Part 2 of the assignment, however, is more intense than the expectations, incorporating some areas not included in the course, which I guess is to compel learners for more research.

By Thuong M

Feb 23, 2022

From someone who doesn't know anything about DB or SQL, I can now write and think about how to solve some basic exercises and apply them to real data. I really appreciate the instructor and your help to get me into the class.

By Ferran T

Jan 31, 2021

Perfect to learn SQLite commands for the first time. The teacher explains all topics clearly and it is easy to understand and follow. Activities are useful and the peer-assignment is a good way of applying everything learned.

By Rama

Apr 13, 2020

This course introduced why SQL is a fundamental skill worth learning. Step by step tutorials helps to learn quickly through each exercise. I would certainly take more online courses from this teacher Sadie. Thank you, Sadie!

By Sarah R

May 11, 2021

As someone with no coding experience, this course did an excellent job of helping me jump into the world of SQL. I feel like I know what SQL does and can do, and what my next steps are if I want to become even better at it.

By Joe D

Jun 26, 2019

Great course for a beginner or novice SQL learner! I especially enjoyed that the course is focused on learning SQL to be applied to data science scenarios. Useful for anyone interested in improving their SQL query knowledge

By Gwen P

Aug 25, 2023

This is the second SQL class I have taken and it does a great job of explaining SQL in more ways than just how to write code. The ER diagrams and theory helped really solidify my understanding beyond just memorizing code.

By Zin M T

Sep 23, 2022

Before, I thought writing codes aren't for me. This course made my fear of writing codes disappear. If i didn't take this course, my career would be counterproductive. Now, I am very confident about SQL. Thanks a million.

By PHAM N P A

Jul 13, 2020

This course is useful for people wishing to understand SQL basic. The presentation is lively with simple example to replicate. Each section is from 5-15 minutes, suitable for people who do not have long time span each day.

By Oleg V

Feb 14, 2023

It is awesome course that helped me to fill all my knowledge gaps. Quite challenging assignments.. especially the last one. Being a backend software engineer I highly recommend this course for all backend dev beginners.

By Sarah J S

Nov 5, 2019

This was a really solid class to understand and apply basic concepts. It requires that you put some work in, especially if you're less familiar with SQL, but it has been useful to me already in refining some of my coding.

By Maria G

Oct 26, 2022

Muy bien explicado. Importante la explicación del por qué de las cosas y de la importancia de las mismas. Problemas que antes no podía realizar ahora si. La manera de corregirnos el trabajo final estuvo muy interesante.

By Dikshant L

Mar 4, 2019

A really good course. They have covered all the details starting from the basics and made sure you have understood everything through quizes. The quizes are also great and cover all the concepts taught during the videos

By Christopher L

Aug 7, 2023

Solid foundation of skills for using SQL as data scientist. Covered a large range of SQL functionalities and Sadie gave a really learning pace. I would recommend this course to anyone starting out on their SQL journey.

By Amin K

Aug 4, 2021

It was nice to study such course which will helpful for data science journey, It helped me a lot to clear the concept of SQL. I appreciate the work of instructor Ms. Sadie St. Lawrence with her through knowledge in SQL.

By Shahryar S

Nov 10, 2020

It was a great experience to have a course. It was my first ever course as Online. I am thinking that the journey has started and it will never end. I also have selected the next course that I will complete in the next.

By MANIMARAN V

Nov 7, 2020

Excellent...! The Course was very well taught by the Lecturer Sadie St,Lawrence. Its easy to understand if we just listen to her carefully apart from reading from the notes. Thank you very much madam :)

By Karthikeyan A

May 30, 2022

Very clear and concise professor! Seemed very passionate about data science! The content was very interesting. This was in fact my first course on Coursera. I recommend this course to anyone interested in data science.

By George P

Mar 15, 2022

Great course, I thoroughly enjoyed it! The videos are crisp and to the point. The assignments are challenging which is good because at the end of the course you would get pretty comfirtable using SQL for data analysis.

By Adriana M Z

Sep 10, 2021

Very good! In my case I was polishing my SQL skills learned a couple of years ago! It was pretty easy to rember things, and the instructor is perfect! She makes you be engage all the time. Also, the practice is good :P

By Jessica R

Jun 4, 2018

This course is excellent! I loved that I could test queries and be creative. I really got to learn what I could (and couldn’t) do with sql. I definitely feel more confident with putting SQL as a skill on my resume now.

By Ye x

Oct 7, 2021

This course is very suitable for novices to get started, step by step, from the shallower to the deeper, and the course supporting exercises and homework are also great! The course time is also reasonable! Super cool!

By Evgeniya S

Sep 12, 2018

That's a great beginners guide in SQL. What I like about this course is that there's plenty of practice exercises to master your newly acquired knowledge. Highly recommended for those who want to start exploring SQL.