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Learner Reviews & Feedback for SQL for Data Science by University of California, Davis

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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

SM

Mar 15, 2020

Good course for beginners.- classes are fine- quizzes evaluate quite well your understanding I think- the final assessment contains plenty of VERY ambiguous questions and I think it should be reworked

MV

Jul 19, 2020

Please Included examples while the instructor is teaching in the video lectures. The instructor is very talented in teaching but due to lack of examples in the video it downgrades the overall course.

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By Phuong

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Jul 25, 2020

The facilitator is so great! I love her voice. I have learned a new skill for data analysis. Thanks!

By Andrew W S

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Jun 8, 2020

Solid overview of SQL for beginners and practical assignments/tests to go with it. Highly recommend!

By Samy H

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Jul 8, 2025

Great tutor, great content. I feel I learnt a lot of useful things and sessions were well prepared.

By Franco M

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Jul 25, 2022

amazing!! a really complete SQL course for starters! thanks Lawrence you are an incredible teacher!

By Eduardo P M

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Apr 30, 2020

Uma breve passagem sobre todos os principais topicos da programação SQL. Excelente para iniciantes.

By Shubham S

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Apr 29, 2020

This course is very useful one can start their carrier into data science after learning this course

By Deleted A

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Apr 4, 2019

This course was really useful. It gave me a good base to understand and start using SQL at my work.

By Vinay G

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Feb 5, 2018

Excellent course to start with SQL. You have to work hard to solve coding questions and final exam.

By Avery B

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Sep 8, 2022

Very helpful in understanding the base foundatoins of SQL and how to apply it in real situations.

By ZIQING X

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Apr 8, 2022

Useful and clear outline about SQL! Friendly for newcomers, and great insight about data analysis!

By MAYANK B

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Jul 30, 2021

Nicely explained. Would be very nice if more examples for understanding of functions are included.

By RAHUL R

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Sep 11, 2020

it very well-formatted for beginners. The instructor is also good and community section is helpful

By SIMMI A

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Jun 27, 2020

Learning SQL for Data Science is very interesting. I learned a lot of new things from this course.

By babayevasad

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Mar 31, 2020

This course is enough for Data scientist. All important sides are taught by course. Thanks a lot.

By Naeem S

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Feb 1, 2020

Amazing content, Amazing teacher. Learned core concepts that are helpful with real world examples.

By Fernando A

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Feb 22, 2023

Great course with an excellent instructor. I think that gives a solid knowledge to work with SQL.

By Anna B

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Sep 20, 2022

Very good videos incl. explanations, clear structured and good quizes/assignments for exercising

By Lisa X

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Sep 15, 2022

The teaching, pacing, and assignments were perfect for beginners and gets your foot in the door!

By Xihao W

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Oct 30, 2021

It is an excellent course for beginners who want to learn SQL. And the instructor is amazing too!

By ภูสุตา ป

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Aug 14, 2021

Great course, there are interactive quiz and assignment that keep me come back everyday. Love it!

By Carol M

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Dec 10, 2019

Muito didático e incentivador! Dispõe de muitos exercícios. Ótimo principalmente para iniciantes!

By Dipali N

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Sep 6, 2019

Very helpful for SQL beginners. The course content was good with proper SQL queries and examples.

By ehidiamen o

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Sep 8, 2024

The best SQL course ever. SQL was explained in a clear, simple, and easy-to-understand language.

By Shaquib N

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Jun 24, 2023

Very informative and Best Resource

Practice Quiz is game-changing and help to improvise yourself