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Advanced Database Queries
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
Week 1
Aggregate queries
Introduction to how to formulate and issue queries that aggregate data stored in the database
Week 2
Subqueries
Introduction to how to formulate and issue queries that utilize subqueries on data stored in the database
Week 3
Data types
Introduction to how to work with data types to store data in the database
Week 4
Using Functions
Introduction to how to formulate and issue queries that utilize built-in functions when querying the database
Week 5
Designing a database
Introduction to how to design a database for efficiency and correctness
Prerequisite
This is the 2nd course in the introductory, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Introduction to Databases MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.
These topics build upon the learnings that are taught in the introductory-level Computer Science Fundamentals MicroBachelors program, offered by the same instructor.
Instructors
Aspen Olmsted
Program Director and Professor of Practice
Simmons University
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