Introduction to SQL

Course

SQL is one of the most versatile tools available for extracting insights from stored data. Learn how to execute core SQL commands to define, select, manipulate, control access, aggregate, and join data and data tables. Understand when and how to use subqueries, several window functions, and partitions to complete complex tasks. Clean data, optimize SQL queries and write select advanced JOINs to enhance analysis performance, explain which cases you would want to use particular SQL commands, and apply the results from queries to address business problems.

Beginner

4 weeks

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated March 13, 2024

Skills you'll learn:

SQL subqueries • SQL joins • SQL aggregations • SQL window functions

Prerequisites:

No experience required

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Course Overview

Lesson 2

Basic SQL

In this section, you will gain knowledge about SQL basics for working with a single table. You will learn the key commands to filter a table in many different ways.

Lesson 3

SQL Joins

In this lesson, you will learn how to combine data from multiple tables together.

Lesson 4

SQL Aggregations

In this lesson, you will learn how to aggregate data using SQL functions

Lesson 5

SQL Subqueries & Temporary Tables

In this lesson, you will learn about subqueries, a fundamental advanced SQL topic. This lesson will walk you through the appropriate applications of subqueries, the different types of subqueries, and review subquery syntax and examples.

Lesson 6

SQL Data Cleaning

Cleaning data is an important part of the data analysis process. You will be learning how to perform data cleaning using SQL in this lesson.

Lesson 7

SQL Window Functions

Window functions allow users to compare one row to another without doing any joins using one of the most powerful concepts in SQL data analysis.

Lesson 8

SQL Advanced JOINS & Performance Tuning

Learn advanced joins and how to make queries that run quickly across giant datasets. Most of the examples in the lesson involve edge cases, some of which come up in interviews.

Lesson 9

Congratulations

Lesson 10 • Project

Deforestation Exploration

In this project, students will be putting their SQL skills to the test to help determine where to concentrate efforts to combat deforestation.

Taught By The Best

Ziad Saab

Software Developer and Co-Founder DecodeMTL

Ziad is a seasoned software developer who loves mentoring and teaching. Currently working as an independent contractor, he previously co-founded and taught full-stack web development at DecodeMTL, Montreal's first web development bootcamp.

Derek Steer

CEO at Mode

Derek is the CEO of Mode Analytics. He developed an analytical foundation at Facebook and Yammer and is passionate about sharing it with future analysts. He authored SQL School and is a mentor at Insight Data Science.

Malavica Sridhar

Senior Product Manager at CircleUp

Malavica is a Senior Product Manager with over five years of experience. Her work includes building Helio, an ML platform used to identify breakout brands in early-stage consumer packaged goods companies.

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