SQL for Beginners

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Master SQL Fundamentals Quickly and Effectively with MySQL

SQL for Beginners

Learn the fundamentals of databases and SQL, from scratch, step-by-step. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn everything from the basics of SQL syntax to advanced query techniques. You’ll do this with practical examples, quizzes, and coding exercises.

What you’ll learn:

  • Set up and configure MySQL on your computer
  • Understand core database concepts
  • Create and manage databases
  • Write SQL to insert, edit and delete data
  • Create simple queries to extract data from a database
  • Write complex queries using JOINs, GROUP BY, and subqueries
  • Optimise your queries for better performance

Learn SQL fundamentals from scratch using MySQL

SQL is one of the most in-demand skills you could learn. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn the basics of databases and SQL syntax, through to advanced query techniques. You’ll do this quickly by learning with practical examples, and reinforcing them with quizzes and in-browser coding exercises. We’ll do this using MySQL - one of the world’s most popular and database systems.

Starting from first principles, you’ll learn what databases are and how they are used.

Then you’ll learn what SQL is, and how it’s used to interact with relational databases like MySQL.

At all stages practical examples are used, which you’re encouraged to experiment with yourself.

You’ll learn how to create and manage databases, at all times using best practices for doing so.

Then you’ll learn the SQL to manage data inside databases - inserting new data and editing and deleting existing data.

Following this you’ll learn the basics of how to get data from a database, then more advanced queries, including best practices and how to optimise them.

Why Take This Course?

  • No prior experience required - perfect for beginners
  • Clear, step-by-step lessons with practical examples
  • Build real skills you can use at work or in freelance projects
  • Lifetime access to course materials
  • Hands-on content and downloadable resources
  • Certificate of Completion to showcase your new skills

Enrol now and master SQL!

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