Practical SQL Skills
- Development
- May 13, 2025

Practical SQL Skills, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 29 lectures, based on 199 reviews, and has 2896 subscribers.
You will learn about Construct SQL queries to retrieve data Understand how relational databases work Harness the power of Microsoft SQL Server This course is ideal for individuals who are An employee working within a business that is looking to use SQL or A business owner who needs to better understand and utilise the data being used within their business or Someone looking to add SQL to their skills It is particularly useful for An employee working within a business that is looking to use SQL or A business owner who needs to better understand and utilise the data being used within their business or Someone looking to add SQL to their skills.
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Summary
Title: Practical SQL Skills
Price: $49.99
Average Rating: 4.3
Number of Lectures: 29
Number of Published Lectures: 29
Number of Curriculum Items: 29
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 29
Original Price: $27.99
Quality Status: approved
Status: Live
What You Will Learn
Who Should Attend
Target Audiences
This course is designed to give a detailed introduction to using and understanding structured query language (SQL) for manipulating business data. More and more companies rely on IT systems that store information in databases. This information is typically retrieved using SQL and its use is becoming widespread amongst not just IT teams but business users also.
The course contains walk through videos, printed documents of the course material as well as links to resources you need to be able to carry out the course.
The course is laid out over 3 levels starting with the very basics and assumes no prior SQL knowledge, right up to level 3 where we will be looking at Microsoft SQL Server specific functionality to really harness the power of a SQL database.
If you need to access any data be it online or within your own company then this course is for you. Financial systems form the hub of any business these days and many job roles require some level of SQL ability. This course will equip you with the knowledge you need to perform these tasks within your business or employment to improve your prospects.
Most business systems utilise some form of SQL database, typically Microsoft SQL Server which is why this course focuses on that particular product. Additionally we can download a free express version of the product to work through the course.
And the unconditional, Udemy backed, 30 day money-back guarantee is not just any old guarantee, its my personal promise to you that you will succeed just like my thousands of other Udemy students.
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction and Getting Started
Lecture 1: Course Introduction
Lecture 2: What if Im on Mac?
Lecture 3: Downloading Microsoft SQL Server
Lecture 4: Installing Microsoft SQL Server
Lecture 5: Installing AdventureWorks Database
Lecture 6: Connecting to a Remote Adventureworks Database
Chapter 2: Level 1 Introduction to SQL
Lecture 1: Before We Begin
Lecture 2: A Quick Introduction to SQL Server Management Studio
Lecture 3: Lets write some SQL!
Lecture 4: Using the ORDER BY Clause
Lecture 5: Grouping and Aggregating Data
Lecture 6: Using JOIN to return data from 2 or more tables
Lecture 7: Using UNION to return data from 2 or more tables
Chapter 3: Level 2 – Sub-queries, Views and Modifying Data
Lecture 1: Sub-queries
Lecture 2: Conditional Processing using CASE
Lecture 3: Pivoting Data
Lecture 4: Using VIEWs
Lecture 5: Modifying Data – the INSERT statement
Lecture 6: Modifying Data – the UPDATE statement
Lecture 7: Modifying Data – the DELETE statement
Chapter 4: Level 3 – Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers and Cursors
Lecture 1: Stored Procedures
Lecture 2: Functions
Lecture 3: Triggers
Lecture 4: Cursors
Chapter 5: Course Wrap-Up
Lecture 1: What we Covered
Chapter 6: Bonus Section
Lecture 1: Bonus 1 – Dynamic SQL
Lecture 2: Bonus Lecture 2 – Using PIVOT
Lecture 3: Bonus Lecture 3 – Using PIVOT with dynamic SQL
Lecture 4: Additional Video for Remotely Connecting.
Instructors

Gary Kind
Techie with Marketing and Business Startup Knowledge
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