Microsoft : Introduction to SQL Databases vB

13 September 2018 @ 8:00 am - 17 September 2018 @ 3:30 pm

Velisa Africa is the official Global Knowledge partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. Course details : https://www.globalknowledge.co.uk/courses/microsoft/database_management_and_development/m10985.html

This three-day instructor-led course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs.

Pre-Requisites 

This is a foundation level course and therefore only requires general computer literacy.

  • Module 1: Introduction to databases
  • This module introduces key database concepts in the context of SQL Server 2016.
  • Lessons
  • Introduction to relational databases
  • Other types of database
  • Data analysis
  • Database languages
  • Lab : Querying SQL Server
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:
  • Describe what a database is
  • Understand basic relational aspects
  • Describe database languages used in SQL Server 2016
  • Describe data analytics
  • Describe database languages used in SQL Server 2016
  • Module 2: Data Modelling
  • This module describes data modelling techniques.
  • Lessons
  • Data modelling
  • ANSI/SPARC database model
  • Entity relationship modelling
  • Lab : Entity relationship modelling
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:
  • Understand the common data modelling techniques
  • Describe the ANSI/SPARC database model
  • Describe entity relationship modelling
  • Module 3: Normalization
  • This module describes normalization and denormalization techniques.
  • Lessons
  • Why normalize data?
  • Normalization terms
  • Levels of normalization
  • Denormalization
  • Lab : Normalizing raw data
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:
  • Describe normalization benefits and notation
  • Describe important normalization terms
  • Describe the normalization levels
  • Describe the role of denormalization
  • Module 4: Relationships
  • This module describes relationship types and effects in database design.
  • Lessons
  • Schema mapping
  • Referential integrity
  • Lab : Designing relationships
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:
  • Describe relationship types
  • Describe the use, types, and effects of referential integrity
  • Module 5: Performance
  • This module introduces the effects of database design on performance.
  • Lessons
  • Indexing
  • Query performance
  • Concurrency
  • Lab : Query performance
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:
  • Discuss the performance effects of indexing
  • Describe the performance effects of join and search types
  • Describe the performance effects of concurrency
  • Module 6: Database Objects
  • This module introduces commonly used database objects. Lessons
  • Tables
  • Views
  • Stored procedures
  • Other database objects
  • Lab : Using SQL Server in a hybrid cloud
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:
  • Describe the use of tables in SQL Server 2016
  • Describe the use of views in SQL Server 2016
  • Describe the use of stored procedures in SQL Server 2016
  • Describe other database objects commonly used in SQL Server 2016

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe key database concepts in the context of SQL Server 2016
  • Describe database languages used in SQL Server 2016
  • Describe data modelling techniques
  • Describe normalization and denormalization techniques
  • Describe relationship types and effects in database design
  • Describe the effects of database design on performance
  • Describe commonly used database objects

The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies.

For more information please contact us:

Enquiries in Johannesburg and Cape Town : pauli@velisaafrica.co.za

International Enquiries : hema.chugh@globalknowledge.ae

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