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SQL for Newbies: Hands-On SQL with Industry Best Practices
Role Play
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SQL for Newbies: Hands-On SQL with Industry Best Practices

Beginner-friendly SQL course with hands-on queries, 125+ exercises and real industry tips to master SQL step by step.
Role Play
Created byErvisa Beinto
Last updated 9/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Real-World Application & Optimization – Master industry-proven practices to optimize queries, enhance performance, and handle heavy data pipelines efficiently.
  • Learn in a hands-on onboarding setting, as if we’re working side by side at the office, preparing you to manage upcoming requests.
  • Master the Fundamentals of SQL – Learn how to write basic SQL queries using SELECT, WHERE, CASE WHEN and ORDER BY to retrieve and filter data effectively.
  • Perform Data Aggregation & Analysis – Use SQL functions such as GROUP BY, HAVING, SUM(), COUNT(), and AVG() to summarize and analyze data.
  • Work with Multiple Tables & Optimize Queries – Understand different types of joins, use CTEs, and apply best practices for query optimization.
  • Leverage Advanced SQL Features – Explore window functions (ROW_NUMBER(), PARTITION BY, LEAD(), LAG()), date manipulation and data transformations

Coding Exercises

This course includes our updated coding exercises so you can practice your skills as you learn.

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Course content

8 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 32m total length

  • Introduction2:49

    Rebecca introduces a SQL onboarding session focused on basic commands, query writing, and practical optimization to run fast and cost-efficiently in real-world company workflows.

  • Beginner’s Cheat Sheet: Essential SQL & Data Pipeline Terms1:31
  • What's a Relational Database Anyway?2:11

    Learn what a relational database is and how SQL talks to it using tables to retrieve, update, and analyze data for business needs.

  • The SQL Toolbox4:22
  • Database Integrity Check

Requirements

  • No programming experience needed.

Description

In this hands-on SQL course, you’ll go far beyond theory. You’ll practice the exact skills used in real businesses today, because mastery doesn’t come from watching, it comes from doing.

There’s a famous idea that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill. While you won’t need that much to become confident in SQL, the principle holds true: the more you practice, the better you’ll get. That’s why this course is built around practical exercises and real business scenarios, not just slides and syntax.

By working through 125 guided challenges with full solutions, you’ll train your brain to think in SQL, learning not just the commands, but the problem-solving mindset that separates beginners from professionals.

What you’ll learn:

  • Write real SQL queries with SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, and filtering logic

  • Summarize and analyze data with GROUP BY, HAVING, and aggregate functions

  • Apply advanced SQL features: CTEs, CASE statements, and window functions

  • Optimize queries and design efficient tables with market-proven best practices

  • Understand how SQL powers analytics pipelines and real business decision-making

  • Think like a data analyst: go beyond commands to develop problem-solving skills

  • Master through practice: 125+ guided exercises, datasets, and real-world scenarios

  • Start strong with a Beginner’s SQL & Data Pipeline Cheat Sheet, so you’re never lost with the core terms

  • Step into an AI-driven role play: You’ve just optimized a pipeline for the City Transport Authority, and now you must present and explain your SQL solution in a 10-minute live meeting with your mentors (AI characters), simulating the real-world pressure of justifying your work and applying best practices

Practice & Resources Included:

  • 125 exercises with full step-by-step solutions

  • Dummy datasets modeled after real business data

  • The Practical SQL Workbook, your go-to practice companion

Final Project:
Design and optimize a Public Transport Analytics Pipeline, analyzing key metrics in a real-world scenario. This capstone will show you how SQL is applied in the workplace and prepare you for the kind of tasks analysts face daily.

By the end, you’ll not only know SQL syntax,  you’ll know how to think in SQL, applying it effectively in real business contexts. This is the kind of skillset companies are hiring for, and it will give you a strong edge in your career.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is suitable for absolute beginners who want to learn SQL from scratch. It's ideal for: Aspiring entry level data analysts, data scientists, or database administrators who want to build a foundation in SQL. Professionals in non-technical roles looking to work with data more effectively. Students or career changers exploring data-related fields.

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