SQL Training
SQL for Beginners Training Course
£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
Locations:London, Manchester
Next course:Tue 08 January 2019
Time:09.30-16.30
Course Contents
Using SQL Server
Using Object Explorer- Hiding system objects
Creating databases - overview
- Designing databases
- Primary keys
- Indexing fields
Working with tables
- Creating tables
- Allowing nulls or not
- Identity fields
Database diagrams
- Creating database diagrams
- Joining tables with relationships
Simple Queries
- Creating queries
- Comments
- Indentation and case
Setting criteria using WHERE
- Wildcards (% and _)
- Setting criteria for dates
- Coping with nulls
Outputting to Excel
- Results, text and grid options
- Copying and pasting column headings
- Exporting using SQL
- Exporting using the menu
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
More exotic joins
- Cross joins
- Full outer joins
- Self 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
If time
Subqueries
- The concept of a subquery
- Using ALL, ANY and IN
- Using EXISTS
- Correlated subqueries
If time
Derived tables and CTEs
- Using derived tables
- Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
- Multiple CTEs in a single query
Why Choose Us?
No more than 6 people per class- Proper restaurant lunch included
- 468 references viewable online
- Free USB stick containing course files
- Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
- Unbelievably good courseware
Sample customer feedback
Mirat Santilale (Virgin Media)
Vikesh Patel (WorldPay UK Ltd)
Bruce Moyes (Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd)
Thomas Whatley (Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc)
Simon Heath (Bourne Leisure Ltd)
There are lots more where these came from (or just refresh this page to change the quotes shown).
You will get more out of the course if you are already familiar with at least one relational database, whether built in Access or SQL Server.
Scheduled Introduction to SQL training dates
Here are the Introduction to SQL courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:
| Dates | Days | Venue | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue/Wed 08-09 January 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 31st Jan/1st February 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 19-20 February 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 28th Feb/1st March 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 14-15 March 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 09-10 April 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 16-17 April 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 30th Apr/1st May 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 30-31 May 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 11-12 June 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 16-17 July 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 25-26 July 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 22-23 August 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 03-04 September 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 17-18 September 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 01-02 October 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 17-18 October 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 05-06 November 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 12-13 November 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 05-06 December 2019 | 2 | Manchester | £695 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 19-20 December 2019 | 2 | London | £795 | Book places |
| Date(s) | Venue |
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| 08/01 | London |
| 31/01 | Manchester |
| 19/02 | London |
| 28/02 | Manchester |
| 14/03 | London |
| 09/04 | Manchester |
| 16/04 | London |
| 30/04 | Manchester |
| 30/05 | London |
| 11/06 | Manchester |
| 16/07 | London |
| 25/07 | Manchester |
| 22/08 | London |
| 03/09 | Manchester |
| 17/09 | London |
| 01/10 | Manchester |
| 17/10 | London |
| 05/11 | Manchester |
| 12/11 | London |
| 05/12 | Manchester |
| 19/12 | London |
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).
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