Introduction to SQL
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Although there were bits of Oracle, mainly the training was about SQL Server (I am an Oracle user but 90% of server will work in Oracle too so not a big issue). I’ve found the venue was central and nice enough but I didn’t like the fact that the classroom was a bit of a squeeze for four laptops and course book.
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The instructor for this course surprised me. The class content was a mix of programming skills. Some of the students had never written a program before, while others had been in the industry for years. But Ruben was able to deal with class in a efficient and friendly way. The course consisted of a block of theory, followed by a hands-on session of writing database. In general, the atmosphere was relaxed.
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Very informative - exactly what I needed. Venue, staff and tutor were pretty great :)
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In Shadwell, Manchester and London
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This introductory SQL training course will introduce you to relational databases (RDBMSs), and SQL (Structured Query Language) - the language used to create, modify, manage and query them. Using real world examples you will use SQL to create tables, set permissions, insert, update and delete data. You'll also retrieve your data using standard SQL. You will also learn about the most common features of the proprietary extensions to the standard SQL language supported by the two most common databases - Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.
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Reviews
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Although there were bits of Oracle, mainly the training was about SQL Server (I am an Oracle user but 90% of server will work in Oracle too so not a big issue). I’ve found the venue was central and nice enough but I didn’t like the fact that the classroom was a bit of a squeeze for four laptops and course book.
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The instructor for this course surprised me. The class content was a mix of programming skills. Some of the students had never written a program before, while others had been in the industry for years. But Ruben was able to deal with class in a efficient and friendly way. The course consisted of a block of theory, followed by a hands-on session of writing database. In general, the atmosphere was relaxed.
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Very informative - exactly what I needed. Venue, staff and tutor were pretty great :)
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Course rating
Recommended
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Gill Campbell
Manlio Valle
Former Student
Bryan Fuller
Diane Fieldhouse
Subjects
- Primary
- Server
- Access
- Database
- SQL
- SQL Server
- Training
- Tables
- Oracle
- Update
- Delete
- Learn
- Queries
- Microsoft
- Lessons
- Courses
- London
- Leeds
- Foreign Keys
- Insert
- Structured Query Language
- Select
- Primary keys
Teachers and trainers (1)
Dean Bullen
Development course leader
Dean has been working with databases since 1998, and in web development since 2005. He worked at Oracle for 8 years and has extensive knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL. T-SQL as well as the .NET framework, VB and C#.
Course programme
- Databases and SQL
- Types of databases that use SQL
- Common applications of databases and SQL
- Popular Databases
- What is SQL?
- Subsets of SQL
- What is a table?
- Creating a table using SQL
- Column definitions
- Common SQL data types
- Putting it all together - first SQL statement!
- Note on SQL syntax
- Table and column name rules in SQL
- More SQL DDL
- The SQL INSERT Statement
- Inserting into DATE columns
- Inserting the current date
- Primary keys in SQL
- Choosing a primary key
- Declaring a primary key
- Surrogate primary keys
- Support for surrogate primary keys Ð SQL Server
- More on SQL Server Identity columns
- Support for surrogate primary keys - Oracle
- More on Oracle sequences
- Foreign Keys in SQL
- Declaring a foreign key
- Handling deletions
- Adding constraints to a column
- Making table columns mandatory
- The NOT NULL constraint
- CHECK constraints
- Declaring a check constraint at column level
- Declaring a check constraint at table level
- Creating constraints independently
- Removing constraints
- The SQL SELECT statement
- The WHERE clause
- Conditional selections in SQL
- More conditional selections
- The LIKE condition
- The IN condition
- The BETWEEN condition
- Case sensitivity in SQL
- Combining conditions with AND and OR
- Precedence of AND and OR
- Negating a predicate with NOT
- SELECT..INTO
- Creating a table from an SQL query result
- Sorting results with ORDER BY
- More on the ORDER BY clause
- Shortcuts with the ORDER BY clause
- Table Joins
- Inner Joins
- Outer Joins
- Non standard table join SQL syntax
- Non-equijoins
- Table aliases
- Column aliases in SQL
- Linking multiple tables
- Self joins
- The DISTINCT keyword
- Mathematical operators in SQL
- Mathematical operators can work on more than one column
- Mathematical functions in SQL
- Handling NULL values in SQL
- Character functions in SQL
- Tip: Overriding case sensitivity in Oracle
- Concatenating character values in SQL
- Character functions can be combined
- Date functions in SQL
- SQL Server date functions
- Oracle date functions
- Tip: Use TRUNC when comparing dates in Oracle
- Converting datatypes: Oracle
- Converting datatypes: SQL Server
- Tip: Use CONVERT when comparing dates in SQL Server
- Using functions in the WHERE and ORDER BY clauses
- The GROUP BY clause
- The HAVING clause
- Combining clauses
- Single row subqueries in SQL
- Multi row subqueries in SQL
- Correlated subqueries in SQL
- UNIONs
- UNION ALL
- MINUS and EXCEPT
- Inline views (derived tables) in SQL
- The SQL UPDATE statement
- The SQL DELETE statement
- The SQL TRUNCATE statement
- Creating a view
- Manipulating a view
- Controlling access with SQL DCL
- Users
- Roles
- The GRANT command in SQL
- The REVOKE command in SQL
- Accessing another userÕs objects in SQL
- Easier access with SYNONYM s
- Transactions in SQL
- COMMIT ting changes
- Rolling back changes
Introduction to SQL