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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for SQL for Data Science by University of California, Davis

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    About the Course

    As data collection has increased exponentially, so has the need for people skilled at using and interacting with data; to be able to think critically,
    and provide insights to make better decisions and optimize their businesses. This is a data scientist, “part mathematician, part computer
    scientist, and part trend spotter” (SAS Institute, Inc.). According to Glassdoor, being a data scientist is the best job in America; with a median
    base salary of $110,000 and thousands of job openings at a time. The skills necessary to be a good data scientist include being able to retrieve
    and work with data, and to do that you need to be well versed in SQL, the standard language for communicating with databa...
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    Top reviews

    AL

    Aug 22, 2020

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    A comprehensive course that covers major aspects of query building and retrieval in a management system. The topics were delivered well and the materials/assignments were relevant for skill-building.

    KF

    Apr 2, 2023

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    I loved the practices. I learned alot But I think some of them had mistakes... The online visual studio code never worked for me! It might be good to make a video that explains how to work with it.

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    By Daniel B

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    Jun 4, 2021

    I found the final peer-review project to be a good challenge, but disproportionate to the challenges that preceded it. The material is fine for a foundational course but I felt the instructor really didn't add any value beyond what reading from a page or a slide would provide.

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    By Cristiane d S C

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    Sep 8, 2020

    The course is interesting and really focuses on the basics, so it's good for people who know nothing about programming or SQL. I didn't like the final assignment, though. I felt it was too difficult compared to the content of the course and the Forum wasn't very useful to me.

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    By Udit B

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    Mar 12, 2020

    This course teaches the very basics of SQL but in the final assignment gives real world problems, that was never mentioned in the course span. How to use the queries for analytics and gathering data and coming to some conclusion, these things are not available in this course

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    By Eric

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    Jun 20, 2022

    The lectures are alright. They do describe the basics albeit in a high level way. The programming questions, especially the final exam, are kind of confusing and poorly worded. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of connective tissue between the lectures and the tests.

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    By Iván G

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    May 12, 2022

    I feel that this course strongly lacks of explaining the commands with real code sessions. Just being sat watching the Lecturer's explanations about the purpose of the commands without coding becomes a little boring and may turn out in doubts in the programming assingments.

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    By ken k

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    Sep 15, 2021

    Would be better to be able to see how examples play out. The whole course is just videos made up of 3-4 slides as backgrounds. No code is ever run so you can see the queries run. I had to seek out and download SQLite and a sample DB to run test queries to practice on.

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    By Md A A

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    Jan 18, 2021

    The quizzes are lot more demanding than what we're taught. Good for someone who knows the basics of sql or other coding language (python or R) and wants to go over them. Too difficult for one who has no experience in any coding language and wants to learn here first.

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    By Daenara

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    May 28, 2018

    I give it three stars because I did learn a few things.

    I think my only recommendation is to add some more practise coding before the quiz available . For example, after we finish a video, have a practise code since coding is learnt by doing more often than anything.

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    By Zacharie L

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    May 4, 2018

    This course is great at getting you started in SQL. The complexity of the assignments however exceed the practice questions available. Further there are not enough practice questions to become fluent in using the concepts described. Feedback: more practice questions.

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    By Adrien B

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    Feb 22, 2022

    What would really put this course over the top would be "side-by-side" practice of the material being taught. It's difficult to go through several videos in a row and then to take a quiz at the end, having forgotten what you learned in the first half+ of the videos.

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    By Sarah S

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    Jun 9, 2021

    This was a good course, but as with other Coursera courses there is not enough practice of the material. The assignments are easy to do if you already know the subject being taught and very, very difficult if you are just relying on material taught in the course.

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    By Nazmus S S

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    Nov 7, 2019

    I think this course does not provide opportunity to learn sql practically. It only gives the theory of sql language, which I think is not sufficient to get the whole idea. Another thing, the quiz and questions are way too harder compared to the lectures provided.

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    By Martina C

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    May 4, 2020

    I think some parts are not explained well and lack of examples, furthermore complicated topic are treated fast and easy topic are treated in a deeper way. I found myself in difficulties and there isn't a way to ask a mentor more infos about the topic.

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    By Andrii Y

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    Nov 9, 2020

    This course can give you knowledge of basics of sql queries (at least I got), but there not enough examples of how they work and practice, not enough ability to write queries on your own, sometimes not very clear explanation or mistakes in examples.

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    By Brooke H

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    Jun 27, 2022

    This course was comprehensive however, it would have been more beneficial for the student to practice writing queries during and after each introduced topic. The first time students write a query is the very end of week one after watching videos.

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    By Charla

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    Nov 24, 2017

    This is a basic SQL course. I'm not sure why it is called "SQL for Data Science" other than that is a catchy title. I took this course to refresh my SQL skills. It did give me an idea of where I am weak, but I don't feel I achieved my objective.

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    By Nicole B

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    Jan 13, 2025

    Too many assumptions were made about the final test where we would know how to fix the tables and even create them. Better instructions needed. It took me a while to figure out what was wrong with the tables so I could get accurate results.

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    By Carlos E P M

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    Apr 18, 2018

    El curso fue muy básico.

    En mi opinión hubiera sido mejor si los contenidos de las semanas 3 y 4 fueran más prácticos.

    Las preguntas del examen final tenían una redacción muy pobre y ambigua, y no había mentores encargados de solucionar dudas.

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    By Isoon A

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    May 31, 2023

    Good for everyone who doesn't know anything about SQL. It covers many basic syntax and functions with some examples. However, the contents still are too beginner level even it's introduction course. You need to study more to know all basics.

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    By PETWE G G

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    Mar 30, 2020

    After the 2nd week, the instructor just introduces new concepts and does not explain the working of the algorithm. Also, more or less the video length should increase and more examples should be discussed.

    Overall the course is great !!!!

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    By Manoj K

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    Sep 29, 2021

    The biggest issue is the lack of practice . They try to stack on lot of things and ask a quiz at end of a week which is the only mean of practice. Coding doesn't word that way atleast could have given some practice after every lesson.

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    By David T

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    Jan 7, 2018

    Quizzes and assignments require a lot of knowledge not actually covered in the course forcing you to search for information elsewhere.

    Questions are not clear in many tests creating incorrect answers which are not of the learners fault.

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    By Ben W

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    Aug 14, 2021

    The course teaches good information but many of the quizzes involve information that was barely (or not at all) covered in the lessons. It would help if they fixed this or were at least more active in the forums to answer questions.

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    By Ray A

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    Oct 20, 2022

    Helpful information but the instructor was just very awkward and pretty distracting. I get that she's reading off a script but it just didn't seem like any of it was rehearsed at all and it was sometimes difficult to follow her.

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    By Brian S

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    Sep 29, 2022

    There is much this course lacks. Such as proper user guide when uploading assignments as well as more example problems throughout the lecture. This will only expand on the user friendly envirnemnet and help leaners achievemore.

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