1. Call for Learners: SQL, the programming language for databases

    Here is a chance to learn database programming for cheap using quality materials from a quality instructor. The cost is that you need to provide me with full feedback on how I did so that I can improve for future learners.


    About

    Our time will be spent focusing on techniques to pull data out from the database. By the end of the lesson, the whole room will be able to create sophisticated reports from complex datasets.

    Our toolbox will be:

    • SQL syntax
    • filtering
    • ordering
    • aggregation
    • using database functions

    If we have time, we’ll also look at:

    • joining values from multiple tables together
    • working with time series data


    Details

    Price
    koha
    Location
    Central Auckland
    Time/Date
    9:30am-13:30pm, 12th July
    Background
    I am helping out with a Software Carpentry boot camp at the University of Queensland at the end of the month, but would like practice and feedback.

    Software Carpentry is a global initiative run by the Mozilla Science Lab to help scientists build better software. They have create battle-tested learning materials released under an open licence. I will be using that learning material to teach SQL, the programming language for talking to databases.


    RSVP

    Get In touch via email (paperless@timmcnamara.co.nz) or Twitter (@timClicks).

Tim McNamara