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Managing Relational Databases

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Overview

In Managing Relational Databases, you’ll learn about their structure, design, and use of primary and foreign key fields equipping you with foundational knowledge.

Upon completing this course, you’ll be able to:

● Master the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) and use it to analyze database structures

● Create and manage databases, tables, and records

● Conduct data analysis using basic SQL queries, conditional statements, and logical comparison

● Control output data using SQL

● Create complex queries using joins, and subqueries

Throughout this course, hands-on labs will provide practical experience in working with SQL and manipulating databases.

At the end of this course, you’ll complete a capstone project, allowing you to showcase the knowledge and skills you learned throughout the course.

Syllabus 7

  1. Database Fundamentals 4.5 hours

    In this module, you will learn about the concepts behind databases and relational database. You will explore the structure of a relational database and SQL, the language used to manage relational databases. Then you will master the skills to create queries using the SELECT statement including condi…

  2. Multiple Conditions and Complex Criteria 2 hours

    In this module you will learn how to create queries with multiple criteria using the key words AND and OR. You will also learn to create queries using more complex criteria involving comparison and arithmetic operators, searching for ranges of values, handling NULL values, and finally incorporating…

  3. Working with Functions 2.5 hours

    In this module, you will learn about functions and date and time data types. You will learn to use date and aggregate functions to extract and analyze data. You will also learn to format dates, strings and numbers so they can be used for reporting and analysis.

  4. Retrieving and Organizing Data from Multiple Tables 3 hours

    In this module, you will learn how to combine multiple queries together using UNION, INTERSECT and EXCEPT. Then you will learn how to combine data from multiple tables using joins. You will learn the four types of joins and then explore using them with multiple tables and for self-joins. Finally, y…

  5. Using Subqueries 2.5 hours

    In this module, you will learn how to use subqueries, which are queries contained inside of other queries. You will learn how and when to use subqueries in the WHERE and FROM clauses. You will also learn about correlated subqueries and subqueries used to test for the existence of records. Finally y…

  6. Manipulating Table Data 2 hours

    In this module, you will learn how to create databases, tables and fields. You will learn to insert new records, update existing records, and delete records that are no longer needed.

  7. Database Fundamentals Capstone 1.5 hours

    In this module you will demonstrate mastery of the course objectives.

Skills you'll practise

DatabasesLeadership and Management

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Structured courses with graded quizzes, assignments and deadlines you can reset.
  • A shareable certificate from the university or company when you pay.
  • Financial aid is often approved for students in India (apply 15 days before you need it).
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (7 parts) you can see before you start.
  • Hands-on: you build or practise, not just watch.

Disadvantages

  • Paid after a 7-day free trial (Coursera Plus or per course).
  • Some courses can be audited for free, but graded work and certificates need payment.

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This course is paid. Here is how to take it for free

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  • Financial aid: If you cannot afford the fee for a certificate, you can apply for financial aid through the link on the course home page by filling out an application about your background and goals.

Taught by

  • Shadow FarrellInstructor

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