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About the Course

Start your journey in one of the fastest growing professions today with this beginner-friendly Data Engineering course! You will be introduced to the core concepts, processes, and tools you need to know in order to get a foundational knowledge of data engineering. as well as the roles that Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts play in the ecosystem. You will begin this course by understanding what is data engineering as well as the roles that Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts play in this exciting field. Next you will learn about the data engineering ecosystem, the different types of data structures, file formats, sources of data, and the languages data professionals use in their day-to-day tasks. You will become familiar with the components of a data platform and gain an understanding of several different types of data repositories such as Relational (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases, Data Warehouses, Data Marts, Data Lakes and Data Lakehouses. You’ll then learn about Big Data processing tools like Apache Hadoop and Spark. You will also become familiar with ETL, ELT, Data Pipelines and Data Integration. This course provides you with an understanding of a typical Data Engineering lifecycle which includes architecting data platforms, designing data stores, and gathering, importing, wrangling, querying, and analyzing data. You will also learn about security, governance, and compliance. You will learn about career opportunities in the field of Data Engineering and the different paths that you can take for getting skilled as a Data Engineer. You will hear from several experienced Data Engineers, sharing their insights and advice. By the end of this course, you will also have completed several hands-on labs and worked with a relational database, loaded data into the database, and performed some basic querying operations....

Top reviews

MF

Mar 25, 2022

This course is optimal for the foundations and understanding of Data Engineering. Please take it and absorb all the knowledge and be amazed about your future with the Data Engineer certification.

OU

Oct 12, 2021

I am currently studying Chemical Engineering. However, after going for industry training as a data analyst, I decided to venture more in this direction and I really learn a lot from this course.

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By Roxanne E B

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Oct 13, 2021

This course was so much fun to take. It gives a good overview about what data engineering is and the different paths that one can have in this field.

By Imad M

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Jun 25, 2023

This was a great introduction to Data Engineering, I am able now to explain in my words what is data engineering and the role of a data engineer.

By Dev K U

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Jun 15, 2022

Dear Sir & Madam, It's indeed a great privilege for me to receive this particular award from you. I am very much thankful to you for honoring me.

By Trishan S

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Apr 6, 2022

The course Provides a fundamental understanding of the world of data. More practice questions would be beneficials for clarification of concepts.

By Paola C T

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Jun 5, 2021

This is a really nice course. The material is really good and there are videos of professional talking about their own experience. I learn a lot!

By nalukwago m

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Aug 26, 2022

this course has been so good and interesting that i enjoyed studying the course have acquired a number of skills thank you very much coursera

By Umer F

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Jul 22, 2022

I would like to give it 5 stars. Becausse, this course comprises of good material for aspiring Data Engineer who want to get into this field.

By PRERAK N P

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Aug 3, 2023

Best course to introduce yourself with data engineering. I think it will be very helpful to those who want make the career in big data fiels

By Kris K

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Sep 28, 2022

There are some inconsistencies with the Data Architecture video material and what is tested, but other than that overall good intro course.

By Raphael M

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May 17, 2022

Its an amazing course with a high profile introduction into Data Engineering. You get to understand the big picture before the nitty gritty.

By Success M

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Apr 7, 2022

I was able to get extensive knowledge regarding data engineering, it's related entities and features. I enjoyed taking this course as well.

By Dana K

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Jan 31, 2022

Awesome course!!! All is clear, a lot of useful information. Videos, quizzes, practical tasks helps understand the material in all levels.

By OLUKAYODE S

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Jul 4, 2023

Very detailed and well structured introduction to data engineering. Many terms that were previously fuzzy to me were succintly explained.

By Reem O A

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Aug 13, 2022

It is a very intresting and useful course, I learned a lot of new topics which is very helpful in carees these days. Thank you very much.

By Gouripeddi V A B

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Jul 4, 2022

A very comprehensive yet friendly intro to the data engineering field. It was very useful for me. Lots of learnings and food for thought.

By Anirudh S

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Feb 7, 2023

Detailed and well explained course with very good insights about industry experiences and real world practices used for data engineering

By VÅ© L A

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Nov 11, 2021

This help me clearly mind map to be become Data Engineering. Make me more understand than about some tools, technique in data specilist

By Aditya P

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Aug 23, 2023

The explanation is clear, understandable and very helpful. Even my English is passive I still understood what all speakers talked about

By sirisha m

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Aug 25, 2022

Very detailed clear explanation. The question popping up while the video were very useful to keep the attention intersting and exciting

By Patrick H

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Sep 6, 2021

Very good background material for becoming a Data Engineer. It provides some of the things Data Engineers do and what they should know.

By Rajan R

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Feb 26, 2024

I am enjoying the learning at Coursera. I have learnt new things. The presentation of the content is amazing. Thanks Coursera and IBM.

By Lily C

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Sep 27, 2023

Gives a very thorough understanding of the basics of data engineering. Very helpful for getting a grasp of the basics of this field.

By Saiful I

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Jun 18, 2023

The course was really resourceful.

it help me to understood what is data engineering, also how can be data engineering.

Regards

Saiful

By Anna G

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Dec 8, 2024

I can't wait for my next course, this Course has managed to wet my appetite to learn more. Thank you for the Course well presented.

By gabriela p

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May 25, 2023

Excellent course! gave me an excellent overview of the field and clear path to continue my studies. I highly recommend this course.