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      Coursera Project Network

      Fundamentals of Database Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Information Systems, Database Software, Database Systems, Database Design, Information Management, Data Modeling, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Management, Data Management

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Codio

      SQL for Software Developers

      Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Database Administration, Relational Databases, Database Design, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, SQL, Stored Procedure, Databases, Transaction Processing, Data Manipulation, Query Languages

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Designing data-intensive applications

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Transaction Processing, Databases, Systems Design, Big Data, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Software Design, SQL, Apache Hadoop

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Using MySQL Database with PHP

      Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Relational Databases, MySQL, PHP (Scripting Language), SQL, Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Back-End Web Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
      N

      Northeastern University

      Database to AI: Practical Data Analytics Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Database Management Systems, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Systems, Database Theory, Big Data, Unified Modeling Language, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage Technologies, Apache Hadoop, NoSQL, Apache Spark, Conceptual Design, MongoDB

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Optimization of SQL query Tuning and Performance

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Database Design, Performance Tuning, Database Management, Database Development, Databases, PostgreSQL, Data Access

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      L

      LearnQuest

      Java Data Access - SQL Primer

      Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, SQL, Databases, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Databases

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Relational Databases, Apache Cassandra, NoSQL, Amazon S3, Data Warehousing, SQL, Redis, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Retrieve Data using Single-Table SQL Queries

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Data Access, Database Software, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Problem Solving

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      333 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Designing and Querying Bigtable Schemas

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Google Cloud Platform, NoSQL, Data Access, Big Data, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Manipulating Data with SQL

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Database Design, Databases, Data Integrity, Database Management Systems, Debugging, Data Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      195 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Database Creation and Modeling using MYSQL Workbench

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Database Design, SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, Business Intelligence

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular database design courses

    • Fundamentals of Database Systems: Coursera Project Network
    • SQL for Software Developers: Codio
    • Designing data-intensive applications: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Using MySQL Database with PHP: Coursera Project Network
    • Database to AI: Practical Data Analytics Integration: Northeastern University
    • Optimization of SQL query Tuning and Performance: Coursera Project Network
    • Java Data Access - SQL Primer: LearnQuest
    • AWS: Databases: Whizlabs
    • Retrieve Data using Single-Table SQL Queries: Coursera Project Network
    • Designing and Querying Bigtable Schemas: Google Cloud

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