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10985: Introduction to SQL Databases
Introduction to SQL Databases - 10985 |
Overview This On Demand 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. Audience profile The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies. Prerequisites This is a foundation level course and therefore only requires general computer literacy. At course completion 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 Course Outline 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 Lab : Querying SQ Server Module 2: Data Modelling This module describes data modelling techniques. Lessons Data modelling ANSI/SPARC database model Entity relationship modelling Lab : Entity relationship modelling Module 3: Normalization This module describes normalization and denormalization techniques. Lessons Why normalize data? Normalization terms Levels of normalization Denormalization Lab : Normalizing raw data Module 4: Relationships This module describes relationship types and effects in database design. Lessons Schema mapping Referential integrity Lab : Designing relationships Module 5: Performance This module introduces the effects of database design on performance. Lessons Indexing Query performance Concurrency Lab : Query performance Module 6: Database Objects This module introduces commonly used database objects. Lessons Tables Views Stored procedures Other database objects Lab : Using SQL Server in a hybrid cloud |
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