Course 10985-C: Introduction to SQL Databases

Course Modality

Instructor-led (classroom)

Course Level

Intermediate

Course Time

3 days

Course Language

English

Course Overview

This three-day instructor-led course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs.

Prerequisites

This is a foundation level course and therefore only requires general computer literacy.

Intended Audience

The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies.

Why The DataTech Labs ?

Self-Paced Online Video

A 360-degree learning approach that you can adapt to your learning style

A 360-degree learning

Engage and learn more with these live and highly-interactive classes alongside your peers

24/7 Teaching Assistance

24/7 Teaching Assistance Keep engaged with integrated teaching

Online Practice Labs

Projects provide you with sample work to show prospective employers.

Applied Projects

Real-world projects relevant to what you’re learning throughout the program

Learner Social Forums

A support team focused on helping you succeed alongside a peer community

Skill Covered

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe key database concepts in the context of SQL Server 2016
Describe database languages used in SQL Server 2016
Describe data modelling techniques
Describe normalization and denormalization techniques

Describe relationship types and effects in database design
Describe the effects of database design on performance
Describe commonly used database objects

Get In Touch

Course Curriculum

Module 1

Introduction to databases

This module introduces key database concepts in the context of SQL Server 2016.

Lessons

Introduction to relational databases
Other types of database
Data analysis
Database languages in SQL Server

Lab : Exploring and querying SQL Server databases

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe what a database is
Understand basic relational aspects
Describe database languages used in SQL Server
Describe data analytics

Module 2

Data Modelling

This module describes data modelling techniques.

Lessons

Data modelling
ANSI/SPARC database model
Entity relationship modelling

Lab : Identify components in entity relationship modelling

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Understand the common data modelling techniques
Describe the ANSI/SPARC database model
Describe entity relationship modelling

Module 3

Normalization

This module describes normalization and denormalization techniques.

Lessons

Fundamentals of Normalization
Normal form
Denormalization

Lab : Normalizing data

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe normalization benefits and notation
Describe important normalization terms
Describe the normalization levels
Describe the role of denormalization

Module 4

Relationships

This module describes relationship types and effects in database design.

Lessons

Introduction to relationships
Planning referential integrity

Lab : Planning and implementing referential integrity

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe relationship types
Describe the use, types, and effects of referential integrity

Module 5

Performance

This module introduces the effects of database design on performance.

Lessons

Indexing
Query performance
Concurrency

Lab : Performance issues

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Discuss the performance effects of indexing
Describe the performance effects of join and search types
Describe the performance effects of concurrency

Module 6

Database Objects

This module introduces commonly used database objects.

Lessons

Tables
Views
Stored procedures, triggers and functions

Lab : Using SQL server

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the use of tables in SQL Server
Describe the use of views in SQL Server
Describe the use of stored procedures in SQL Server
Describe other database objects commonly used in SQL Server

Reviews

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.