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Relational Database Basics (edX)

Offered by IBM,

This course teaches you the fundamental concepts of relational databases and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). This course is an introduction to the world of relational databases. You will explore the fundamental concepts of relational databases and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), learn about relational database design, and understand how to transform source data into tables with clearly defined relationships.

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From there, you will learn how to apply relational database design principles to your own data, and create databases, tables, and load data yourself. You’ll get an introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) and use it to add the keys and constraints necessary in a relational database.
This course includes hands-on, practical exercises to help you demonstrate your learning. You will work with several industry standard relational databases, including IBM Db2, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Based on what you’ve learned through the course, you’ll complete a final project in which you’ll design, create, and populate a database instance containing multiple tables.
No prior knowledge of databases or programming is required.
This course is part of the following programs:

What you'll learn
The objective of this course is to provide you with a solid understanding of relational databases and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).
After completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe a relational database and explain relational database concepts.
Design the schema of a relational database.
Create database objects such as tables, keys, constraints, and views.
Load tables with data from .CSV files.
Demonstrate working knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL and IBM Db2.

Syllabus

Module 1 – Relational Database Concepts

Review of data fundamentals
Information and Data Models
Types of Relationships
Mapping Entities to Tables
Data Types
Relational Model ConceptsRelational Database Architectures and Usage Scenarios
Introduction to Relational Database Products
Db2
MySQL
PostgreSQL

Module 2 – Using Relational Databases

Creating Tables
Loading Data
Exporting Data
Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
Overview of Indexes
Normalization
Relational Model Constraints

Module 3 – MySQL and PostgreSQL

Getting started with MySQL - architecture, design focus
Creating Databases and Tables in MySQL
Loading Data in MySQL
Using Keys and Constraints in MySQL
Getting started with PostgreSQL
Creating Databases and loading data into PostgreSQL
Views

Module 4 – Database Design Project

Approach to Database Design
Final Project

Go to Class

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