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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What you will learn

Define LookML basic terms and building blocks
Modify LookML projects using the Looker Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and project version control
Create dimensions and measures to curate data attributes used by business users and design Explores to make data accessible to business users
Optimize SQL query performance using caching and datagroups in Looker

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Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 6 hours to complete

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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

22 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 2 readings

1 hour to complete

Module 1: Introduction to Looker and LookML

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 26 min)

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Modeling Dimensions and Measures

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 34 min)

17 minutes to complete

Module 3: Project Version Control

17 minutes to complete

4 videos (Total 11 min)

Week

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Module 4: Model Files

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 31 min)

2 hours to complete

Module 5: Derived Tables

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 37 min)

19 minutes to complete

Module 6: Caching and Datagroups

19 minutes to complete

4 videos (Total 13 min)

1 minute to complete

Module 7: Course Summary

1 minute to complete

1 video (Total 1 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM DEVELOPING DATA MODELS WITH LOOKML

by PKDec 27, 2021

Its covers looker in general quite comprehensively and the lab session really makes the topic easy to understand

by LLApr 23, 2022

Great coure, a lto f valuable informationina .very condensed format.

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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.
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