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Introduction to Database Queries (edX)

Offered by New York University, NYUx,
Introduction to Database Queries (edX)

Learn the fundamentals of interacting with relational database management systems, including issuing queries that return results sets and modify data. This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, organization, and implementation models of databases, with an emphasis on the relational model.

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Among the topics covered are the development of simple queries that retrieve and mutate the data in a database. Data Manipulation Language (DML) is a subset of SQL that is used by database developers to create, maintain, and query facts in the database. Students gain a thorough understanding of the DML syntax and the options available when retrieving facts back from the database. Database development and administration skills are required in most Information Technology, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Computer Science jobs. The course utilizes the open-source relational database MySQL. MySQL and it's open-source fork MariaDB are used in millions of web apps to persist the application data and provide query processing. The applied SQL labs expand on the classroom lectures to provide students with hands-on experience with a relational database management system (RDBMS) and structured query language (SQL).
This course is part of NYU's Introduction to Databases MicroBachelors Program. If you successfully complete all the courses within the program, with a passing grade of 70% or better via the verified (paid) track, you’ll not only receive a certificate highlighting your achievement, but also have the option to collect real college credit (included in the price!) that you can count towards a pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.
The courses in this program include:

What you'll learn

  • Use tools to issue queries to a database
  • Develop queries in SQL to create data stored in a database.
  • Develop queries in SQL to read data stored in a database.
  • Develop queries in SQL to update data stored in a database.
  • Develop queries in SQL to delete data stored in a database.

Syllabus

Week 1
Database Overview
Introduction to database concepts that the student will learn throughout the MicroBachelors

Week 2
Database Tools
Introduction to tools that students will use to interact with the relational database management system

Week 3
Querying the database - Single Table
Introduction to how to formulate and issue queries that retrieve data from one table in the database

Week 4
Querying the database - Multiple Tables
Introduction to how to formulate and issue queries that retrieve data from multiple tables in the database

Week 5
Modifying the database
Introduction to how to formulate and issue queries that mutate data in the database

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