Introduction to Database Queries

This program will teach you everything you need to know to use a relational database management system in the Web, the Cloud, and embedded applications. Database development and administration skills are required in most Information Technology, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Computer Science jobs. The courses utilize the open-source relational database MySQL. MySQL and its open-source fork, MariaDB, are used in millions of web apps to persist the application data and provide query processing. Students gain valuable hands-on experience programming SQL queries in the labs. In addition to the applied SQL labs, you will also gain an understanding of relational databases in general, learning how to design your database so it's robust and efficient. Furthermore, you will harness that power by learning SQL and using it to build databases, populate them with data, and query that data through extensive hands-on practices.

This self-paced program provides an undergraduate-level introduction to database programming and administration that will help prepare students for advanced undergraduate computer science, information technology, or cybersecurity coursework.

This is the 1st course of 3 in the program and focuses on learning to query a database.  We will drill into tools, single-table queries, multiple-table queries, and queries that modify data in the database.