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SQL Server Essentials for Developers

About This Course

This course lays the foundations for understanding the basics of SQL programming. We’ll accomplish this by examining the various data estate professions. Additionally, we'll discuss the fundamentals of database planning and modeling, primary database objects, SQL syntax basics and relational data access. 

What You'll Learn

  • Fundamentals of Relational Theory and the Normalization process 
  • Techniques for using graphical and command-line tools to work with SQL Server and its objects 
  • How to connect to SQL Server databases 
  • Methods for writing, testing and tuning advanced T-SQL language elements 
  • How to design relational database structures from a set of business requirements 
  • The basics of Microsoft Cloud Data Services 

Get Hands-On Experience

  • Build and deploy a database as your final project, delivered as a series of scripts, along with the entity relationship diagram (ERD) and pertinent conceptual documents
  • Practice using tools such as SQL Server Management Studio, Microsoft PowerShell, and Git source code control

Course Sessions

Online Synchronous

January 2027
Dates Jan 21 - Mar 25
Location Online
Instructor Christopher Utter
Cost $1,499
Register Starting Sep 9, 2026
Scheduled Meetings
Date
Day
Time
Location
Jan 21, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Jan 28, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Feb 4, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Feb 11, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Feb 18, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Feb 25, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Mar 4, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Mar 11, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Mar 18, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online
Mar 25, 2027
Thu
6 – 9 p.m.
Online

All times are Pacific Time.

Noncredit Course

You'll earn 3.0 continuing education units (CEUs) for successfully completing this course.