Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL
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Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL
This course is part of PostgreSQL for Everybody Specialization
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What you'll learn
Utilize psql and SQL commands to implement CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations for tables in a PostgreSQL database.
Identify and utilize the functions of primary, logical, and foreign keys within a database.
Build and differentiate between one-to-many and many-to-many relationships within PostgreSQL.
Recall key people, organizations, and innovations that were instrumental to building the SQL standard
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this course you will learn more about the historical design of databases and the use of SQL in the PostgreSQL environment. Using SQL techniques and common commands (INSERT INTO, WHERE, ORDER BY, ON DELETE CASCADE, etc) will enable you to create tables, column types and define the schema of your data in PostgreSQL. You will learn about data modeling and how to represent one-to-many and many-to-many relationships in PostgreSQL. Students will do hands-on assignments creating tables, inserting data, designing data models, creating relational structures and inserting and querying relational data in tables.
In this first week, you will hear more about the goals of this course. You'll learn about the people and organizations instrumental to building the SQL standard, learn to differentiate between relational databases and flat files, and utilize psql and SQL commands to create, read, update, and delete tables in a PostgreSQL database.
What's included
8 videos6 readings1 assignment5 app items
8 videos•Total 66 minutes
- Welcome to PostgreSQL!•8 minutes
- History of Relational Databases•20 minutes
- Bonus Video: Elizabeth Fong and SQL Standards•8 minutes
- SQL Architecture•13 minutes
- Using PythonAnywhere to Run SQL•10 minutes
- Using the DBeaver Client to Run SQL Commands•7 minutes
- Dr. Chuck Goes Racing - Joliet, Illinois, USA•1 minute
- Office Hours - London (Very close to PythonAnywhere)•1 minute
6 readings•Total 50 minutes
- Help Us Learn More About You•5 minutes
- Syllabus•10 minutes
- Elizabeth Fong and SQL Standards•10 minutes
- Assessment Philosophy•5 minutes
- How Assignments Work•10 minutes
- Connecting to Your Database Server•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Introductory SQL•10 minutes
5 app items•Total 255 minutes
- Initial Database Setup•30 minutes
- Making Our First Tables•45 minutes
- Inserting Some Data into a Table•60 minutes
- A Class Photo Gallery•60 minutes
- A Map of Student Locations•60 minutes
This week, you'll learn to recall and utilize common psql commands, create a database using command line prompts, and utilize common SQL commands, including INSERT INTO, WHERE, and ORDER BY.
What's included
6 videos1 assignment2 app items
6 videos•Total 51 minutes
- Working with Tables and PostgreSQL•13 minutes
- Data Types in PostgreSQL•9 minutes
- Database Keys and Indexes in PostgreSQL•12 minutes
- Musical Track Database (CSV)•7 minutes
- Dr. Chuck Sings the Blues in Geneva, Switzerland (Near CERN)•6 minutes
- Office Hours - Kyoto, Japan•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Single Table SQL•15 minutes
2 app items•Total 120 minutes
- SERIAL fields / Auto Increment•60 minutes
- Musical Track Database (CSV)•60 minutes
This week focuses on relational database design and one-to-many data models. You'll also learn the functions of primary, logical, and foreign keys within a database, and how to reconnect rows with corresponding data in a table.
What's included
9 videos1 assignment1 app item
9 videos•Total 65 minutes
- Relational Database Design Part 1•8 minutes
- Relational Database Design Part 2•7 minutes
- Keys•7 minutes
- Database Normalization•6 minutes
- Building Tables•7 minutes
- Inserting Data•4 minutes
- Using JOIN Across Tables•12 minutes
- Office Hours at Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, England•9 minutes
- Office Hours, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- One to Many Data Models•10 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Entering Many-to-One Data - Automobiles•60 minutes
The final week in this course focuses on many-to-many data models. You'll soon be able to differentiate between one-to-many and many-to-many relationships, and as well as normalize and insert data items into a connected set of many-to-many tables.
What's included
5 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
5 videos•Total 38 minutes
- Many-to-Many Relationships•15 minutes
- Demonstration: Database Design and Many to Many•15 minutes
- Up Next - Beyond CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) and JOIN•2 minutes
- Office Hours - Capetown, South Africa•3 minutes
- Office Hours - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Many-to-Many Data Models•10 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Building a Many-to-Many Roster•60 minutes
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Reviewed on Dec 14, 2022
Very good course but some information is just too abstract. It need a little bit more detail and depth in order to understand concepts. The practicality of the exercises is just amazing. Great job!
Reviewed on Feb 19, 2023
Good course Very good course, easy to assimilate for a beginner, at the first "contact" with databases and things like that...
Reviewed on Nov 29, 2022
Overall good course. I had to locate some GitHub and W3schools SQL references to assist programming assignments.
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