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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 Souparna C

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Aug 3, 2021

Most helpful explanation in a course of right length. Thanks to Sadie St. Lawrence, UCDavis and Team Coursera

By sumbel t

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Jun 6, 2021

The course outline was designed very well. The assignments were quite tough, helped me learn sql more better.

By Saket P

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May 14, 2023

Sadie St. Lawrence is a great teacher. She taught SQL very well in this course. I recommend it to beginners.

By Deepak B

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Apr 5, 2023

This is a very helpful course. It helped me a lot. I will recommend it to all if you want to learn and grow.

By Kamrun N

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Dec 31, 2022

Instructor is really good and this course gives a very good start to anyone with zero prior knowledge of SQL

By Jagunmolu O

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Aug 3, 2022

Absolutely great course to take and its absolutely beginer friendly. The tutor is knowledgeable and engaging

By Francesco M

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Nov 8, 2020

Very interesting and relevant course in these times when data-driven businesses are being created by the day

By Rodrigo R F

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Oct 13, 2020

Se nota que se preocupan para que el alumno aprenda por su cuenta y lo alientan a estudiar más sobre el tema

By Zalina R

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Sep 7, 2020

I enjoyed the course immensely. excellent lecturer, good practice. thank you for a great time on the course.

By Darina K

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Aug 25, 2020

Very good course with enough content to understand basics of SQL. Interesting assignments and lots of tests!

By Nilesh K S

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Jun 6, 2020

I would highly recommend this beginner SQL course to everyone who wants to dive into the Data Science field.

By Sanskruti R P

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May 25, 2020

Thank you so much for this course ! Am really glad that I did these course . It helped me to ind my intrests

By Aleona L

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Dec 17, 2019

Easy to follow, good explanations, perfect for busy professionals. Useful basic info for complete beginners.

By Shamsher S

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Aug 3, 2019

excellent course for beginners to learn SQL skills. The content is flawless and instructor is very detailed.

By Daniel L

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Apr 2, 2019

It's a great tool to use while studying at University, as also for people that has some certain idea of SQL.

By Oscar A R Q

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Nov 15, 2018

This is very tough course but it is wort it, nice to have some experiences about data and how to analyze it.

By Daniel M K

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Nov 21, 2022

Very well-rounded course for learning both the SQL fundamentals and how to apply them to Data Science tasks

By Melanie C

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Aug 31, 2022

Was an exceptional course, a bit overwhelming, but Sadie did a great job of breaking down the information.

By Akonan L

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Dec 11, 2021

Excellent course for the one who want to begin in SQL learning. The course is very clear and easy to learn.

By Yiqing M

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Dec 2, 2021

Love it! It covers all the key tools, with lots of practices. I feel very confident after taking the course

By A R

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Dec 30, 2020

El mejor curso de SQL, donde podrás adquirir conocimientos para iniciar tu carrera como científico de datos

By ANIKET B

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Jul 25, 2020

It Was fantastic online course i ever took...Thanks To mam'am Ms. sadie St.Lawrence.Your the best teacher..

By Ch B S S

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Apr 29, 2020

A great course which not only introduces you to SQL but also teaches you the different applications of SQL.

By Pratyush K

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Jul 15, 2019

Good Course, If you are a beginner a lot of effort has to be put but all in all excellent way to teach SQL

By Ashwini s B

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Mar 15, 2019

This course is really great to study the SQL and it will help to used for professionals as well as students