Microcredential

Data Engineering

Gain the skills to design and manage data systems in this hands-on course. Learn SQL, build databases and streamline data workflows to drive analytics and decision-making in a data-driven workplace.

$599

Total: Course cost

9 hours to complete

Duration

Online - self-paced
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Overview

Learn how to structure and optimize databases to support data-driven decision-making. This course equips you with SQL skills and techniques for designing workflows, writing queries and managing data pipelines in real-world scenarios.

Key Benefits:

  • Understand how databases are structured and essential for acquiring and storing data.
  • Develop SQL skills to write queries, join tables and create scripts for data processing.
  • Build confidence in connecting, exploring and analyzing data for business use.

What’s Included:

  • SQL training: Learn to write queries, join tables and create complex scripts.
  • Interactive videos: Explore key analytical concepts and database software.
  • Capstone project: Work with real-world data sources to build and optimize databases.
  • Database structures: Understand star schema and techniques for managing data pipelines.

Course Modules

Learn essential SQL syntax for data analytics, including SELECT, FROM, WHERE and ORDER BY clauses. Gain practical skills to evaluate tables, sort and filter data and perform basic SQL operations for data analysis.

Certificate program

This course is a part of the following certificate program:

Data Analytics and Visualization Certificate
Data Analytics and Visualization Certificate
$1,999

Who this course is designed for

  • Aspiring and current data engineers seeking to build foundational SQL skills for data management and analysis.
  • Business professionals and analysts aiming to leverage SQL to answer complex business questions.
  • Team leads and managers looking to interpret and validate data relationships for accurate reporting.
  • Operations professionals responsible for building, joining and aggregating data to inform decision-making.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Write and execute SQL queries to manage and analyze data efficiently.
  • Join, validate and aggregate data from multiple tables to create meaningful datasets.
  • Use SQL to interpret and answer complex business questions with multi-query scripts.
  • Build and manage data structures for accurate reporting and actionable insights.

Practical skills you will develop

This program equips learners with vital skills to thrive in today's complex workforce. Key skills include:

Data science
Business analytics
Descriptive statistics
SQL
Data structures
Applied statistics

These skills directly apply to these careers

Enterprise Architect

Designs and optimizes enterprise-level systems and frameworks to ensure technology solutions support long-term business objectives.

Median Salary: $134,700

Systems Analyst

Analyzes and improves computer systems and processes to help organizations operate more efficiently and effectively.

Median Salary: $103,800

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