Online Class: Introduction to SQL

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Course Description
This comprehensive course teaches and demonstrates all aspects of SQL. While you'll learn everything there is to do with SQL, this course assumes you have no prior SQL experience and is for the complete beginner.
Structured Query Language (SQL) is the language of databases. Whether you run reports or provide a dynamic website, you need to know SQL to add, delete, edit and view records. Databases organize and collect your data, and the SQL language is the liaison between you and the data. The role of database administrator includes several functions that you should know. You should know how to create and design tables, manipulate your data and run reports, create small programs (stored procedures) and use more advanced concepts such as transactional support and cursors.
Structured Query Language (SQL) is the language of databases. Whether you run reports or provide a dynamic website, you need to know SQL to add, delete, edit and view records. Databases organize and collect your data, and the SQL language is the liaison between you and the data. The role of database administrator includes several functions that you should know. You should know how to create and design tables, manipulate your data and run reports, create small programs (stored procedures) and use more advanced concepts such as transactional support and cursors.
This course provides a step-by-step overview and instructions that help you get started with the SQL language. We'll first get started with understanding data structures and techniques for all SQL engines including Access, Oracle and MySQL. We show you how to create SQL statements including SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE and INSERT. Then, we show you how to create and design tables. We show you how to create stored procedures, which allow you to run the same SQL statement multiple times without reprogramming your database. Finally, we show you how to use cursors, use transactions to preserve data integrity, and creating views for larger data sets.
Whether you're new to database administration or want to create customized, personal reports for your online business, this course shows you how to get started and helps you understand the SQL language from the ground up using very easy language, script examples, and HD Video demonstrations.
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Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to SQL
This class assumes that you know nothing about the SQL language and gives you an introduction to the way databases work and how you can manage your data. This first lesson therefore begins this introduction. 9 Total Points
Lesson 1 Video
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2: Retrieving Data
Storing data is just one part of database functionality. You need to have the ability to retrieve your data, which you do using the SQL language. 10 Total Points
Lesson 2 Video
Review 2 Articles: SQL Fundamentals; Retrieving Data with SQL Queries
Complete: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 3: Updating Data
After you know how to store your data, at some point you'll need to update or edit it. SQL uses the "UPDATE" statement to edit data in your tables. 8 Total Points
Lesson 3 Video
Review 2 Articles: SQL UPDATE Statement; SQL - UPDATE Query
Complete: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4: Inserting Data
INSERT adds new records to your tables. You can add static values, values from a stored procedure, or even values from another table. 9 Total Points
Lesson 4 Video
Review Article: SQL: INSERT Statement
Complete: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5: Deleting Data
Deleting is a sensitive task, because you remove data from your tables. Deleting data can cause a number of issues, so it should be used with caution. 10 Total Points
Lesson 5 Video
Review 2 Articles: Deleting Data from an SQL Table; Deleting Rows by Using DELETE
Complete: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 6: Sorting and Filtering Data
SQL uses the ORDER BY statement to sort records. You can sort records in ascending or descending order, and you can sort records based on multiple columns. 10 Total Points
Lesson 6 Video
Review 2 Articles: 10 tips for sorting, grouping, and summarizing SQL data; How to do sorting on irregular Alphanumeric data in postgres sql
Complete: Lesson 6 Exam
Lesson 7: Advanced Filtering
SQL gets complex when you have multiple business rules that run how you return record sets. As a coder, you gather business rules that then decide how to structure your SQL statements to ensure that returned results are accurate for reports and applicatio 10 Total Points
Lesson 7 Video
Review 2 Articles: Filtering and Selecting Data for Analyses; Filtering Rows by Using WHERE and HAVING
Complete: Lesson 7 Exam
Lesson 8: Summarizing Data
In most reporting requirements, you need to use aggregate functions. Aggregate functions are premade SQL functions that you can use instead of building your own code. 10 Total Points
Lesson 8 Video
Review 2 Articles: Summarizing Data; Summarizing Data Results from a SQL Query
Complete: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9: Grouping Data
The SQL language incorporates the GROUP BY operator to group data into sections or parts. 8 Total Points
Lesson 9 Video
Review 2 Articles: Having Sums, Averages, and Other Grouped Data; Summarizing and Grouping Data in SQL
Complete: Lesson 9 Exam
Lesson 10: Using Subqueries
Subqueries let you return records from another table or database and use the subquery data set to then manipulate records in other parts of your database. 8 Total Points
Lesson 10 Video
Review 3 Articles: Subquery Fundamentals; SQL Subquery Example; The Power of Subqueries
Complete: Lesson 10 Exam
Lesson 11: Joining Tables
With the JOIN statement, you can link one or several tables and consolidate SELECT queries into one returned data set. 9 Total Points
Lesson 11 Video
Review 2 Articles: Join data from two tables using SQL; SQL Tutorial - Learn SQL
Complete: Lesson 11 Exam
Lesson 12: Managing Tables
Design and management of your tables include creating, editing and deleting (dropping) tables. 9 Total Points
Lesson 12 Video
Review 2 Articles: Guide to SQL Server data management and data quality; Managing Tables
Complete: Lesson 12 Exam
Lesson 13: Using Views
Views are preset data sets that you can use to query data you commonly query in your stored procedures or SQL statements. 10 Total Points
Lesson 13 Video
Review 2 Articles: SQL: VIEWS; SQL VIEW Basics
Complete: Lesson 13 Exam
Lesson 14: Stored Procedures
Stored procedures are one or more SQL statements that perform some action on the database. The action can be anything from creating a table, deleting data or retrieving data from your tables. 10 Total Points
Lesson 14 Video
Review 2 Articles: Create a Stored Procedure; SQL Server Stored Procedure tutorial and example
Complete: Lesson 14 Exam
Lesson 15: Using Cursors
Cursors let you create loops in your stored procedures, so you can evaluate data record-by-record. 10 Total Points
Lesson 15 Video
Review 2 Articles: SQL Server Cursor Example; Cursors: An Overview
Complete: Lesson 15 Exam
Lesson 16: Using Transactions
Transactions are a solution for this phenomenon. Transaction statements let you roll back changes and avoid data integrity when one statement relies on a previous statement and the previous statement fails. 83 Total Points
Lesson 16 Video
Review 2 Articles: SQL - Transactions; Introduction to Transactions
Take Poll: What is your opinion of this course?
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Lesson 16 Exam
Complete: Final Exam
223
Total Course Points
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate retrieving data.
- Demonstrate updating data.
- Demonstrate inserting data.
- Demonstrate deleting data.
- Demonstrate sorting and filtering data.
- Demonstrate summarizing data.
- Demonstrate grouping data.
- Demonstrate using sub-queries.
- Demonstrate joining tables.
- Demonstrate using views.
- Demonstrate using stored procedures, cursors, and transactions, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Course Title:
Introduction to SQL
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CEU Value:
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Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy:
Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
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Student Testimonials
- "The tutorials were very good. It was easy to zero in to the section you wanted to study on." -- Stanley O.
- "I provide support for a software program that uses SQL Server as the backend database and this class answered so many questions I have had ! Many of our customers use select statements and stored procedures and I have never been able to understand how they are put together and how the syntax should be structured. The course started with an overview and then moved on one step at a time building on what I already knew at a pace I could keep up with." -- Elaine A.