Introduction to SQL

Course Level: Foundation (6 hours)

The Structured Query Language (SQL) defines a standard for communicating with a relational database. In this one-day introductory course, participants will learn the basic SQL syntax for data extraction, filtering and insertion. We will start by querying a local database before connecting to a remote database held on an AWS server. Here, we will stress important considerations when working with shared databases in the cloud.

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Outline

Introduction to SQL: An introduction to relational databases that implement the SQL standard and establishing database connections.
Data Extraction: Using SELECT statements to extract filtered data and organising the output.
Database Modification: Creating tables and inserting data.
Cloud Deployment: An introduction to database services on AWS and setting up remote, shared access.
Multiple Tables: Dealing with and joining data that resides in multiple tables that share common variables.

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Learning Outcomes

Session 1:

By the end of session 1 participants will…

understand the concepts of relational database management.
be introduced to the PostgreSQL dialect.
be comfortable working in the VS Code integrated environment.
understand how to form a connection and view the database schema.
have learned basic SQL syntax:
- extracting data with SELECT statements
- filtering and organising data
- creating tables and inserting data

Session 2:

By the end of session 2 participants will…

be familiar with database services on AWS.
understand the basic considerations for cloud storage and sharing.
have worked with both local and remote connections.
have learned how to join tables by matching variables.

This course does not include:

S3 and data warehouse services on AWS.
Connecting to databases through programming languages like R and Python, see our Intro to SQL with R course for this.

Prior Knowledge

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

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