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This course elevates your SQL capabilities from intermediate to advanced through progressive mastery of sophisticated query techniques and cutting-edge AI optimization methods. Beginning with powerful nested queries and Common Table Expressions, you'll build toward implementing AI-assisted approaches that dramatically enhance query performance and design. Through hands-on labs, interactive dialogues, and challenging assessments, you'll develop the advanced SQL toolkit needed for complex data analysis in modern enterprise environments.

Upon completion, you'll be able to: • Design and implement sophisticated data retrieval solutions using subqueries, CTEs, and window functions • Leverage generative AI tools to optimize complex SQL queries for improved performance • Refactor inefficient queries into more elegant, maintainable solutions using advanced SQL patterns • Apply both traditional and AI-enhanced optimization techniques to solve complex data challenges

This module explores sophisticated SQL query patterns that enable complex data analysis beyond basic operations. You'll master subqueries and nested queries for multi-level data processing, then advance to Common Table Expressions (CTEs) and window functions that streamline complex logic and enable advanced analytical capabilities. Through hands-on labs and practical challenges, you'll learn when and how to apply these powerful techniques to solve real-world data problems more elegantly and efficiently.

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3 readings1 assignment3 ungraded labs1 plugin

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Course Overview10 minutes
Lab Video Transcripts10 minutes
Exploring Advanced Query Patterns10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Knowledge Check: Subqueries, CTEs, and Window Functions30 minutes

3 ungraded labsTotal 180 minutes

Ungraded Lab: Subqueries Lab60 minutes
Ungraded Lab: CTEs in Practice 60 minutes
Ungraded Lab: CTE Refactoring Challenge60 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Subquery Strategies15 minutes

This module explores the cutting-edge intersection of artificial intelligence and advanced SQL, teaching you how to leverage generative AI tools to enhance query performance and design. You'll experience hands-on practice with AI-assisted query optimization techniques, participate in guided discussions about effective AI implementation strategies, and reinforce your learning through comprehensive knowledge checks. The module culminates in a challenging assessment that tests your ability to apply both traditional and AI-enhanced query optimization methods to complex data problems.