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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

GC

Dec 29, 2022

Great course! A solid way to introduce a learner to programming in SQL!! Sadie is an amazing online instructor! Thank you to Sadie and UC Davis for offering this course through the Coursera platform!!

JG

Aug 22, 2021

I thought this course was great! Great introduction to Relational Databases and SQLite. Highly reccomend for anyone new to SQL, Databases, or someone looking to get started with a data science career.

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By RK D

Jul 23, 2022

I appreciate the professor. Quite engaging material. I was really able to learn something and apply those learnings throughout this course. Thank you)

By Piet W

May 2, 2021

It was just fun doing this course. Explanations were clear and the assignments did right to the course and left room for own initiative building code.

By Stephen M

Sep 24, 2020

This is a fantastic course. Well packaged and presented to give insights into practical, useful concepts and principles. I enjoyed every bit of it.

By Gateka B A

Apr 11, 2020

This is a great starting point for Data Scientist Enthusiasts who would like to gain or map SQL basic knowledge to the daily life of a Data Scientist.

By Burak H

Mar 10, 2018

It does a good job in teaching SQL in a simple and effective way. At the end of the course, you get a good grasp of how to use SQL to tackle problems.

By Eugene V

Aug 16, 2020

Listening to Ms. Sadie makes me attentive, her diction is perfect that I can easily understand the topics being discussed. She is also beautiful btw.

By Boris K

Jul 26, 2020

All the exams and quizzes in this course are based on the material covered within it and all concepts are explained very well and easy to understand.

By Alex K A D

Apr 19, 2020

I am very grateful to Coursera for the opportunity and Sadie St. Lawrence and Uni of California for this wonderful course. Good content and delivery.

By kalai s

Apr 14, 2020

Hello Guys.. It is a great platform to learn the SQL for Data Science

Here, Very Excellent Teaching and Its really amazing. Try it and enjoy to learn

By OGALA W I

Mar 2, 2020

This is the first course that I have taken in SQL, I must say that it is really a good course to start with. Highly recommended for a starter in SQL.

By João N

Jan 28, 2022

Very good course! I had never learned anything about SQL before (barely even knew what it was) and now I believe I know at leas the basics very well

By Lina M M

Dec 9, 2021

It is easy to follow the way each lesson is developed. There are many examples help you to have a better understanding and thinking in terms of SQL.

By Kseniia K

Nov 10, 2020

The lecturer explains very clearly, and there are just enough tasks to understand how is it used on practics. A good thing to understand the basics.

By Lubomir H

Apr 26, 2019

This is an incredible course! It provides the basic knowledge to start exploring how to retrieve data using SQL! I strongly recommend you enroll in!

By Yusuf C K

May 9, 2021

If you want to learn sql and looking for solid foundations. This is the one you need. Combined with a real good assignment and real world problems.

By PRATEEK V

Jun 13, 2020

Great questions to give exposure to those who are new in SQL. MCQs in between the lectures keep your focus on and helps you keep listening. Thanks.

By Jacob R

May 1, 2019

Great course based on instructional videos and design. However, mentors in the forums seemed not to always be helpful or sometimes even misleading.

By Loris C

Jun 18, 2022

Really usefull to learn SQL from a full beginner point of view.

Used it with already knowledge on sql but wanted to make a "checkup". I recommand

By Daniel Z

Jun 26, 2019

learned a lot of SQLite and basic SQL knowledge in a short amount of time. exercises and lectures were pretty helpful in understanding everything.

By Vinod U K

Sep 4, 2022

One of the best courses I have taken by far. Everything from the videos to assignments is amazing and informative. It has helped me tremendously.

By MiRyang K

May 15, 2022

I could learn basic SQL skills from this course, especially quizzes and assignments are really good to practice skills learned from the lectures.

By Daniel R B R

Dec 12, 2020

It is a very good course, it explains the importance of a previous analysis before executing any code and being very aware of what you want to do

By Emilija D

Apr 23, 2020

Wonderful and easy going cource. I have missed only a bit more examples and maybe links to certificated websites where I could use SQL knowledge.

By Joy A

Aug 22, 2023

This course is beginner-friendly and can equip one with good SQL skills and a handy project that can be used to gain access to entry-level jobs.

By Cyrus M

Aug 24, 2021

This was truly a very fulfiling learning experience. Thank you very much Ms. Sadie for the incisive delivery of the lectures. May God bless you.