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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!!

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 Irving G M

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Aug 5, 2020

Really good for those who starts in SQL

By Thomas B

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Jun 16, 2020

Great instruction and testing of skills

By Asgar S

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May 23, 2020

best course have provided in course era

By Adetunji A

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Feb 16, 2020

Really explains the basics of sql query

By Shalabh s

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Jan 9, 2020

Really a great and happy learning here.

By MING C L

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Apr 2, 2018

an easy to pick up introduction for SQL

By Mark S

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Apr 1, 2018

Really good first step in data science.

By Asha M

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Feb 27, 2023

Overall great class for basics in SQL.

By Andrea M

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Dec 9, 2022

useful starting point for learning sql

By Gayane K

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Sep 10, 2022

The best course for hands-on practice.

By Eugen

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Jul 3, 2022

Thank you for this great intro to SQL!

By Baibhav N

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Aug 4, 2021

Excellent course for beginners in SQL.

By Basim M

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Jun 7, 2021

IT WAS VERY USEFULL COURSE

MANY THANKS

By Saurabh S

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May 7, 2021

Good Course to cover essentials in SQL

By Xi H

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Apr 2, 2021

Good course. Maybe some more examples

By OBAID A

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Feb 6, 2021

comprehensive yet resourceful teaching

By Pranab

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Nov 12, 2020

Helped me revise basic concepts of SQL

By NUR S B A K

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Oct 19, 2020

Helpful to refresh my knowledge in SQL

By Hazel M

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Sep 20, 2020

A really nice beginning course : ) 5/5

By Naroju V

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May 5, 2020

good one .we can learn in short term

By DILSHAN S C

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Apr 18, 2020

The course is very good for beginners.

By SUNIL K K

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Apr 15, 2020

Content is good and eazy to understand

By Brinda S S

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Mar 23, 2020

Really loved the course..very helpful!

By Polina M

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Mar 4, 2020

Good information, perfect for newbies!