Classroom Training

Introduction to SQL

Classroom training course - online version also available

£695 + VAT for most venues (£795 + VAT for London)

2 days

You can use SQL to retrieve information from your corporate database (providing, of course, that you understand its structure). This two-day introductory course will show you how to create tables in SQL Server, and then how to write SQL to extract information from them. You'll learn about the WHERE clause (for setting criteria); the ORDER BY clause; how to aggregate data using GROUP BY; and how to create inner, outer and full joins!

Course details

Possible locations:London, Manchester, Online
Next classroom course:Thu 09 September 2021
Time:10.00-16.30

SCHEDULED DATES Course Contents - PDF

Course Contents

The contents of this course are as follows:

Using SQL Server

SQL Server Management Studio
Controlling windows
Using Object Explorer

Creating databases - overview

Designing databases
Primary keys

Working with tables

Creating tables
Allowing nulls or not
Identity fields
Creating relationships

Query Designer

Building queries
Editing queries in the designer

Simple Queries

Creating queries
Comments
Indentation and case

Setting criteria using WHERE

Wildcards (% and _)
Setting criteria for dates
Coping with nulls

Calculations

Calculated columns
Using aliases
String functions and concatenation

Calculations using dates

GetDate
Converting dates
Useful date functions

Basic joins

Inner joins
Table aliases
Left and right outer joins

Aggregation and grouping

SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
Various ways to count
Grouping by fields
Using HAVING to filter results

Views

The view designer
Limitations of the designer
Scripting views

Covered if time allows If time

Subqueries

The concept of a subquery
Syntax of subqueries
Using subqueries in a query

Covered if time allows If time

Derived tables and CTEs

Using derived tables
Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
Multiple CTEs in a single query

There aren't any pre-requisites for this course, although you'll find it easier if you've already seen a relational database (one with lots of tables joined together). The course uses SQL Server Management Studio, although if you're booking an onsite SQL course we will on request use Azure Data Studio instead.

Why Choose Us?

No more than 5 people per class
Proper restaurant lunch included
556 references viewable online
Free USB stick containing course files
Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
Unbelievably good courseware

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Sample customer feedback

Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts (note that some of these reviews may be for our online courses).

"Great course with good content and pacing."

Alan Mort (Cheshire Datasystems Ltd)

"Loved the small group size and content. Great trainer & days well planned & spaced out. Recommendation came from a colleague."

Lianne Pierre John (Barbican Insurance / Arch Capital Gp Ltd)

"Loved the training, everything really organised and a lot of activities to practice."

Murtaza Tirmazi (Cheshire Datasystems Ltd)

"Really good digestible guidance. The supporting documentation makes it easier to absorb the information given over the course. Well established company and structure. Flexibility of home learning during Covid. My company approved too."

Paul Willis (Amoria Bond)

"I would like to thank the trainer for the way he ran the course and how he presented it, making plenty of time to ask questions and re-explain things if needed. Very good indeed doing the course online."

Craig Wyatt (FIS Global (WorldPay))

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Scheduled Introduction to SQL training dates

Here are the classroom Introduction to SQL courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:

Dates	Days	Venue	Price	Booking
Thu/Fri 09-10 September 2021	2	Manchester	£695	Book places
Mon/Tue 04-05 October 2021	2	Manchester	£695	Book places
Thu/Fri 07-08 October 2021	2	London	£795	Book places
Tue/Wed 02-03 November 2021	2	London	£795	Book places
Tue/Wed 09-10 November 2021	2	Manchester	£695	Book places
Thu/Fri 09-10 December 2021	2	London	£795	Book places
Tue/Wed 14-15 December 2021	2	Manchester	£695	Book places

Date(s)	Venue
09/09	Manchester
04/10	Manchester
07/10	London
02/11	London
09/11	Manchester
09/12	London
14/12	Manchester

All prices exclude VAT. If you can't see the dates you want, ask us about running onsite SQL training at your offices (we'll even provide and set up the computers).