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Amongst other things, candidates will learn the fundamentals of SQL. This includes how to create, retrieve, change and delete data.
The following are some of the jobs the course is needed for: journalism, clerical/administrative, accountancy, software testing, data analysis, and database development. Also, anyone aspiring to become database literate or anyone that wishes to upgrade their general IT knowledge will benefit from attending this course.
The maximum number of students per course is 10.
You will need computer and a headphone/microphone for this online course. Information about software to install will be provided via email before the course begins.
COURSE DESCRIPTION - INTRODUCTION TO SQL/MySQL/DATABASE
This MySQL course is for complete beginners. It is trainer-led (you will be taught by a person, not a video) and substantially hands on. This is because SQL is the toolset for processing/managing database data. Although MySQL is the focus of this course, trainees will be able to apply the skills learnt on the course, to other relational databases.Amongst other things, candidates will learn the fundamentals of SQL. This includes how to create, retrieve, change and delete data.
The following are some of the jobs the course is needed for: journalism, clerical/administrative, accountancy, software testing, data analysis, and database development. Also, anyone aspiring to become database literate or anyone that wishes to upgrade their general IT knowledge will benefit from attending this course.
The maximum number of students per course is 10.
You will need computer and a headphone/microphone for this online course. Information about software to install will be provided via email before the course begins.
Course Content
Introduction to SQL and database
- What is SQL and what is it used for?
- What is a database?
- What is a database management system?
Retrieving data from database table
- Spooling to a file
- What is a report?
- SELECT and FROM clauses
- Column aliases
- Table aliases
- WHERE, AND, OR, NOT and LIKE
- NULL
- Sorting Results - ORDER BY clause
- Data Analysis - average, count and total
- Set Operations - Union, Union All, Intersect and Minus.
Functions
- Numeric, Character, Date and Data Analysis Functions - SUM, AVG, COUNT
Joining Tables
- Inner joins
- outer Joins
- Joining a table to itself
- Cartesian products
Data Manipulation
- Inserting, updating and deleting data
Applied SQL I
- Demo of how SQL is used for retrieving data in a PHP web app
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ENTRY REQUIREMENT
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Must be computer literate.
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Ability to do basic division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. e.g. 7 X 4 and 15 + 79
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Learn the fundamentals of SQL.
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Learn how to create, retrieve, change and delete data.
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