This course is part of the Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization

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This course empowers you to develop scalable, performant LookML (Looker Modeling Language) models that provide your business users with the standardized, ready-to-use data that they need to answer their questions. Upon completing this course, you will be able to start building and maintaining LookML models to curate and manage data in your organization’s Looker instance.

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Course 3 of 3 in the

Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

What you will learn

Create dimensions and measures to curate data attributes used by business users

Create and design Explores to make data accessible to business users

Use derived tables to instantaneously create new tables

Use caching and datagroups in Looker to optimize SQL query performance

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

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100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 3 of 3 in the

Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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Google Cloud Training

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

22 minutes to complete

Module 0: Introduction to the Course

This module introduces the course on LookML for Looker developers.

22 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 2 readings

1 hour to complete

Module 1: Introduction to Looker and LookML

This module provides an overview of Looker and the Looker integrated development environment (IDE) for LookML developers.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 26 min)

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Modeling Dimensions and Measures

This module reviews how to model new dimensions and measures using LookML.

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 34 min)

17 minutes to complete

Module 3: Project Version Control

This module reviews how Looker integrates with Git for version control of LookML projects.

17 minutes to complete

4 videos (Total 11 min)

Week

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Module 4: Model Files

This module provides a deeper dive into the model files of LookML projects for developers to start designing and building custom Explores for business users.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 31 min)

2 hours to complete

Module 5: Derived Tables

This module explains how to use derived tables in Looker to create new custom tables that do not yet exist in the underlying database.

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 37 min)

19 minutes to complete

Module 6: Caching and Datagroups

This module provides an overview of how caching works in Looker and how developers can use datagroups to manage caching policies.

19 minutes to complete

4 videos (Total 13 min)

1 minute to complete

Module 7: Course Summary

This module provides a summary of the topics covered in this course.

1 minute to complete

1 video (Total 1 min)

About the Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization

This series of courses introduces data in the cloud and Looker to someone who would like to become a Looker Developer. It includes the background on how data is managed in the cloud and how it can be used to create value for an organization. You will then learn the skills you need as a Looker Developer to use the Looker Modeling Language (LookML) to empower your organization to conduct self-serve data exploration, analysis and visualization.

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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
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