Database Design and Programming with SQL

• Basic understanding of computer operations

Audience

• Database administrators
• IT professionals

Database Design and Programming with SQL is a comprehensive field of study and practice focused on the creation, management, and utilization of databases.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to learn how to design, implement, and manage relational databases, and how to query and manipulate data using SQL.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of database design.
• Learn to create and manage relational databases.
• Gain proficiency in writing SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
• Understand advanced SQL concepts and techniques.
• Develop skills to optimize and maintain databases.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Databases

• What is a database?
• Types of databases
• Introduction to relational databases
• Database Management Systems (DBMS) overview
• Functions of a DBMS
• Popular DBMS software

Database Design Fundamentals

• Conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Introduction to Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling
• Creating ER diagrams
• Entities, attributes, and relationships

Normalization and Database Design

• Normal forms (1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF)
• Benefits of normalization
• Practical examples of normalization
• Denormalization and its uses

Introduction to SQL

• SQL syntax and structure
• Data types in SQL
• CREATE, ALTER, DROP statements
• Constraints (PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, NOT NULL)

SQL Data Manipulation

• INSERT statement
• Bulk insert operations
• UPDATE and DELETE statements
• Using WHERE clause

Querying Data with SQL

• SELECT statement
• Filtering data with WHERE clause
• Sorting data with ORDER BY
• Using LIMIT and OFFSET

Advanced SQL Concepts

• INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL JOIN
• Writing subqueries
• GROUP BY and HAVING clauses
• Aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG, MAX, MIN)

Working with Indexes and Views

• Creating and using indexes
• Pros and cons of indexes
• Creating and managing views
• Using views to simplify queries

Database Security and Transactions

• User roles and permissions
• Implementing security best practices
• ACID properties
• COMMIT and ROLLBACK statements

Database Optimization and Maintenance

• Analyzing and optimizing SQL queries
• Using EXPLAIN plan
• Backup strategies
• Restoring databases

Summary and Next Steps