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About the Course

In this course, you'll walk through installation steps for installing a text editor, installing MAMP or XAMPP (or equivalent) and creating a MySql Database. You'll learn about single table queries and the basic syntax of the SQL language, as well as database design with multiple tables, foreign keys, and the JOIN operation. Lastly, you'll learn to model many-to-many relationships like those needed to represent users, roles, and courses....

Top reviews

NB

Apr 24, 2020

Great course. The amazing thing about the instructor is that you will find something new and exciting in every course and that's why I loved this course and the remaining courses offered by Dr. Chuck.

RD

Sep 11, 2020

Great coursera, So much to learn but hard to catch(It was totally new to me).

I mean, really, a few days ago, I didn't even knew what SQL was and now I am getting it.

Thank you very much.......

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By Javier E

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Oct 30, 2019

The course is a good introduction to basic concepts and commands, and builds on them to progress to more advanced use of databases. The lectures are well structured and the examples well explained and helpful (thanks Chuck). The assignments helped to get a bit further.

My experience with MySQL and SQL in general was somewhat limited and more academic, and this course helped to fill some gaps and earn some new skills.

The course is useful and engaging. I enjoyed doing this course and would definitely recommend it.

By Sheheryar Z C

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Apr 13, 2020

I have absolutely no background in Computer Sciences at all and I was able to fully comprehend all of the lectures and assignments properly. The video lectures are amazing and explain all the basics one must need to know about this course. My interest has been developed and now I shall explore more advanced SQL courses, that might help me in my career. I want to express my gratitude for Dr. Charles and his team for providing such an amazing content.

By Mauricio C C

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Sep 6, 2021

This was my first introduction to SQL - DR. Chuck made the learning fun, engaging and easy to understand. I tried to learn SQL using other methods; but there is nothing like having a great tutor! The side projects using phpMyAdmin made the learning all the more engaging; don't be afraid to challenge yourself. If you want to learn the basics of SQL language, database modeling, data tables & columns, this is a great course to start off with!

By Jeff R

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May 18, 2018

What great content! The course progresses in a way delivers the exact the knowledge and skills needed to become quickly proficient. Dr. Chuck has developed the most practical and relevant courses that I have ever seen. After auditing these courses, I have added them to my employees professional development plans. I have sixteen particle accelerator engineers. And everyone of them has found uses for all of Dr. Chuck's courses.

By NAVEEN R

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Jun 16, 2020

As the title says, it is an introductory course to SQL. Must for beginners. Personally, I had already taken two courses on SQL and just wanted to brush through the basics once. But this course was too good. So many things I never knew. This is good even for those who have experience with SQL. I completed course in just 2 days. As I said, it is for beginners. If you are already an intermediate, you might look for advanced courses.

By Prateek P

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Aug 18, 2021

This course was amazing. Helped me learn all the fundamentals of SQL statements and also made me confident about constructing my own databases.

Also, Dr. Chuck is one of the best teachers i have seen on this platform. His informal, often humorous approach to teaching kept me interested even through the somewhat difficult later stages of the course. Definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to learn SQL.

By Heli P

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Jul 25, 2019

Excellent course by an excellent tutor. Mr Charles delivers all the basic general knowledge about SQL all the while being simple and fluent in communication as a teacher. The assignment are hands on, and they help you think as a database developer. Its not too lengthy and just perfect for about anyone looking to quickly learn all the basics! I'm very happy with this and would recommend to any beginner.

By Soh W K

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Mar 28, 2018

Honestly, I didn't really know SQL could be so easy to learn! Dr. Chuck really did a great job in explaining it easily on converting the data into numbers for representation of data, so that the SQL database could quickly find the fields of information and re-construct it together with some really neat and cool commands.

After learning all those commands, I guarantee you feel like a Hacker! ^^

By Kui C

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May 5, 2023

This is a perfect course. It's very friendly to beginners. I have no experience with SQL or even coding before. The instructor is a very interesting person. With his lecture, the learning experience is super funny. There's always a smile on my face when watching his lecture. I love his teaching style. I appreciate coursera and anyone who contributed to this course. It is brilliant.

By Yu-Hsiang, W

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Jul 14, 2020

It is my first course with Dr.Chuck and I will keep learning with him. Just like other members' review, he can explain in an easy-understanding way; even if I do not have databases background, I can understand and complete the course. SQL is powerful and just like a human language, I would like to learn the intermediate course and become excel in it. Welcome to learn this course.

By Pinxin L

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Jun 8, 2021

The professor really makes the content very easy to understand. I really feel the professor is a very interesting guy. A very good introduction to database if you have not learned it before. This course can help you to get familized with downloading sql, the basic structure and the multiple table connection in the database. Best of all!!! Good luck with your journey in self-study.

By Khaled A

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Nov 30, 2020

If you are struggling to get practical with SQL, then this course is for you.

It teaches you what you need basically to start your journey in SQL and this is exactly what I needed to get practical. It does not teach the heavy theory or the heavy SQL commands but it gives you the foundation and with the foundation, you can keep learning everything else at ease.

By BIN C

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Mar 20, 2018

Hi there, after learning and completing this SQL course, I have really learnt and understood what SQL is and its useful operations while I am a Health Informatics postgrad student who is also learning SQL and Access as key parts of my Health Data analysis, so this SQL Coursera course is really useful to enhance my future skills. Best regards.

By Yumei L

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Mar 21, 2019

I learned a bit about SQL and databases in Dr. Chuck's Python courses -- that was enough to allow me to tinker with databases with no fear when I dabbled in Ruby on Rails. But this class really clarified a lot of things related to SQL and database management for me. For me it's been an easy course, but nonetheless I learned a HUGE amount.

By Nikola V

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Apr 22, 2018

Great course for an introduction to SQL. Chuck goes into detail and combines the lessons with humour to make the lessons enjoyable. He also provides additional website and sources for further SQL knowledge (the website does this too). Additionally, the teachers are helpful and answer questions on the discussions forums promptly.

By Jennifer F

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Oct 29, 2017

I had a little SQL experience from Dr. Chuck's Py4E specialization, but I lacked a lot of confidence in what little I'd learned. This solidified it for me, and I've gained a lot of confidence and interest in SQL. Suddenly a lot of what I'd seen using Excel and Access in the past has made a lot of sense, too. Very cool stuff!

By C V K

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May 26, 2022

I was a beginner to programming languages and i was trying to know about various programming languages from a couple of months and taking this course was a part of it. i was always very curious to know about databases and how to manupulate them. This course was a perfect beginning to my journey towards database. THANK YOU

By Cynthia W

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Apr 16, 2018

Charles Severance makes jumping in and learning new programming languages and ways of thought painless. I highly recommend any course he teaches. (I'm currently enrolled in three others.)

His organization, materials, and presentation are all top-notch. Online education that actually meets the potential of the idea.

By Janet O B

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Dec 28, 2022

What an interesting course! So glad to have enrolled. Excellent marks for Prof. Chuks, the instructor. The lectures were well explained and understood. I am rating it 5 star because the course was all about Intro to SQL and more. this will help my journey into being a data analyst/SQL developer. Thank you!

By Tiffany D

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Jul 3, 2018

Really excellent class. The professor breaks everything down and makes it easy to understand. Even with barely any programming experience (just HTML and CSS) in my past, I was able to fully grasp everything and feel like I can implement SQL into my professional life now, confidently. Thanks Dr. Chuck!

By Sayli P

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May 7, 2020

this course is amazing i learned , how to install the xmamp and mamp also learn the basic CRUD command, variable character and many more database also saw how to design relational database and designing is really good .i love bonus point in which we meet with different learner and it motivate me

By David E

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Jul 20, 2020

I really liked this course, Dr. Chuck is an amazing instructor. I did appreciate the SQL handout a lot, however, it would have been great to spend some more time on the basic commands at the beginning of the class. Overall highly recommended for people who want to get a basic knowledge of SQL.

By Muhammad M T

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May 8, 2023

The best course I ever took at Coursera. I like the pace it goes and how simple and interesting it is. I have no background in programming and still I managed to complete the whole course. Thanks to Professor chuck for his efforts to make this course so interesting and easy for new learners.

By Lucious P

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Feb 28, 2023

Well-structured, expertly delivered to beginners. Thank You. All my SQL problems were solved after completing this course. Now I can easily use SQL Lite, SQL and Microsoft SQL server. I also have noted that actually SQL is available in Microsoft Access.

Keep up the good work

By Dimitra M

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Nov 22, 2020

I want to thank the instructor and the Universiyt of Michigan for this incredible course. There are many things to learn about the SQL DBMS and the databases but I strongly believe that this course provides you with a very good understanding of the basics (and more)!!