EP
5.0Reviewed Mar 17, 2023
Awesome course, as always from IBM. Topnotch Labs using their Cloud IDE (Theia) and Docker.
Please make sure lab instruction are 100% currect!!! A misleading screenshot waste at least 2 hours of my time!!!
Introduction to Relational Databases (RDBMS)
Are you ready to dive into the world of data engineering? In this beginner level course, you will gain a solid understanding of how data is stored, processed, and accessed in relational databases (RDBMSes). You will work with different types of databases that are appropriate for various data processing requirements. You will begin this course by being introduced to relational database concepts, as well as several industry standard relational databases, including IBM DB2, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Next, you’ll utilize RDBMS tools used by professionals such as phpMyAdmin and pgAdmin for creating and maintaining relational databases. You will also use the command line and SQL statements to create and manage tables. This course incorporates hands-on, practical exercises to help you demonstrate your learning. You will work with real databases and explore real-world datasets. You will create database instances and populate them with tables and data. At the end of this course, you will complete a final assignment where you will apply your accumulated knowledge from this course and demonstrate that you have the skills to: design a database for a specific analytics requirement, normalize tables, create tables and views in the database, load and access data. No prior knowledge of databases or programming is required. Anyone can audit this course at no-charge. If you choose to take this course and earn the Coursera course certificate, you can also earn an IBM digital badge upon successful completion of the course.
Status: Database Architecture and Administration
Status: SQL
BeginnerCourse16 hours
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EG
5.0Reviewed Feb 26, 2023
The final quiz is perfect as no one can use all the materials together and should use his/her information to pass the test so the point is realistic.
MA
4.0Reviewed Mar 18, 2024
Great course that sums up all that it teaches at the end, unfortunately I encountered an error loading PostgreSQL and MySQL at the end on the cloud IBM platform so I did it in VisCode
SA
5.0Reviewed Dec 29, 2023
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RG
5.0Reviewed Aug 17, 2022
Final quiz was hard, took several attempts to score 100%, but it was good practice!
AP
5.0Reviewed Nov 29, 2021
The course is well structured and well explained with extra hands on experience. I strongly recommend this course.
SS
4.0Reviewed Apr 17, 2023
Db2 blocked my account for unknown reasons.I think it should have been a more technical course but overall it was good.Thank you for teaching us
AE
5.0Reviewed Oct 8, 2024
The course is well detailed and has a follow along approach. I love the lab activity also, it is easy to navigate.
PA
5.0Reviewed Feb 3, 2025
Ce cours est super, il introduit les bases de données relationnelles et les systèmes de gestion des bases données de manière plus explicite.
JI
4.0Reviewed Nov 7, 2023
The course was fine, although needs to be updated as db2 lite as a free plan is no longer supported.
AM
5.0Reviewed Jan 1, 2024
It is great course to learn relational databases using different DBMS (Db2, PostgreSQL, and MySQL). Plus, the lab materials are useful to practice.
DR
5.0Reviewed Aug 30, 2023
This is best course I have came across . very good content . Easy to understand and more practical.
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Lu
1.0
Reviewed Jan 8, 2022Dmitry Kisselev
3.0
Reviewed Jul 30, 2021Half of the course reference to non existant UI (cloud DB2 has new UI). Postgress lab don't work. Lab cli just hangs forever. Had to use my own local instance
Aaron Verive
1.0
Reviewed Aug 6, 2022Unable to complete course due to broken labs. I'm paying for a broken product I can't refund. This low rating is deserved.
Alaa Barazi
1.0
Reviewed Oct 14, 2021old way of teaching. Alot of content is suitable for google search engine. Exercises are labor intensive yet the focus could have been put more on understanding and solving problems....
MOAYAD KHALID ALKHEZAYEM
2.0
Reviewed Sep 24, 2022The course is good but not clearly explianed, at least for me, it's like giving you half the info. and the other half I have to check google or other resources so I can understand the whole idea.
The project was a huge mess, I like the idea but the implemntation was awful, even the peer grading was a mess cause the images aren't clear.
I would not recommend this course to anyone.
Amarendranadh Chowdary Pakalapati
5.0
Reviewed Nov 30, 2021The course is well structured and well explained with extra hands on experience. I strongly recommend this course.
Latoya Diggs
2.0
Reviewed Oct 16, 2023Why does the peer review assignment dictate if we pass the course of not.
NISHIT THAKKAR
1.0
Reviewed Apr 14, 2022Very Bad
orakanma chisom
5.0
Reviewed Jun 8, 2022The course is amazing, challenging, educating and interesting.
Jathine Wong
4.0
Reviewed Feb 13, 2022This is an introduction course, very basic. I was always able to connect to the Skill Lab server for the hands on assignments. I was also not able to get extension for my IBM cloud account to finish my assignment, this shouldn't part of requirement. When I post messages for help in the forums, there is no TA to answer your question promptly.
Yevgenia Casale
2.0
Reviewed Aug 10, 2022The content is interesting and informative but the mandatory lab software doesn't load properly and there isn't any way around it unless you pretend to do it. Not ideal.
Syed Noor Ali
5.0
Reviewed Dec 29, 2023good kjhjkhjkhkhkjhjkhkjhjkhjkh jkhjkhkjhkhkjhjkhjkhjkhkjh jjkh jjkhj hjjh jhjh jhjh jjhj ljlkj iipi iouu ytftyt td ghb
Desten Palmer
5.0
Reviewed Sep 30, 2021Really great and gives a foundation of relational databases.
Michael Campbell
4.0
Reviewed Mar 18, 2022The use of IBM services limited opportunities to study. Generally methods and common practices werre explained in great detail.
Huynh Ngoc Phien
4.0
Reviewed Jul 22, 2021The position of course outline is not correct!
Thibault
3.0
Reviewed Nov 12, 2021Many problems with the Skill Labs tools and I had to instal everything on my local computer in order to complete this course
David Huang
5.0
Reviewed Jul 24, 2022This is a very good course. I got clear idea/concept about RDBMS which can support my further learning.
This cours includes many hands-on lab work. Possibly a little bit challenging. But I think those hands-on works are very critical and helpful.
Natale Foata
5.0
Reviewed Nov 10, 2021Excellent course on relational databases. After a theoretical knowledge base you can apply it to PostgreSQL, MySQL and the IBM DB2 cloud.
The final project is complete and allows you to create your own database.
I recommend it!
Santiago Zuluaga Ayala
5.0
Reviewed Sep 5, 2022Great Course.
I think that it should go deeper about the Normalization concept, but for being an Introduction is really amazing!
Roberto Carlos Urrutia Galvez
5.0
Reviewed Aug 17, 2022Final quiz was hard, took several attempts to score 100%, but it was good practice!