This course is a comprehensive introduction to SQL. This course is for everyone! Although we will be learning SQL using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio the skills learned in this course will easily transfer to other database languages (MySQL) and database management systems (Postgres, Oracle, etc.). The purpose of this course is to help you feel comfortable working with complex data and writing SQL scripts while becoming familiar with healthcare data. It doesnt matter whether you work in healthcare or not, the examples in this course will help you learn SQL. Individuals who know SQL are in high demand. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that many SQL experts make over $100,000 per year! Data analytics is a growing field and understanding SQL is essential to becoming an analytics expert. During this course we will: Learn the basics to SQL and Microsoft SQL Server Management StudioWrite complex SQL syntax - Starting with the basicsCreate Databases and inserting thousands of valuesAnalyze thousands of rows of data real world healthcare dataPrepare data for visualizations such as PowerBI, Tableau, etc. Design Entity Relationship DiagramsAggregate, format, and modify data using SQL operators and functionsGain experience with Big Data and solving complex questions using dataLearn SQL Joins working with multiple tables and databasesPractice, Practice, Practice. And much more!