SQL Database Management Software (Edinburgh)
Date:
30/01/2018
Organised by:
University of Southampton/ADRC-E
Presenter:
Dr Spiros Denaxas and Dr Arturo González-Izquierdo
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Map:
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Venue:
ADRC-Scotland, School of Geosciences, Edinburgh Bioquarter, 9 Little France Road,Edinburgh
Description:
Course number: ADRCE-training041 Denaxas
Event Description
Database systems are increasingly being used for working with medical data and enable the rapid querying of complex data in health and social care. This short course will introduce the theory behind the relational data model and enable participants to gain an understanding on how data can be modelled and stored in a relational database system and what different data types are used. Through a series of practical-driven sessions using real-life data, students will learn how to load existing data in a contemproary relational database management system and how to craft simple and complex queries for analysing the data. By the end of the course, students will be able to load, format and export data in a format suitable for analysis by common statistical packages
Course Contents
• Introduction to course and main objectives
• Introduction to contemporary relational database management systems (RDBMS), main components of architecture
• Critical appraisal for RDBMS’s, comparison with traditional file-based approaches
• Relational modelling and algebra, conceptual database design
• Main RDBMS data types, choosing the right data type for the right field
• Data definition SQL: create, describe, select...
• Simple SELECT queries across single tables, SORT, GROUP
• Basic error checking
• Multi-table queries
• Creating custom reports
• Combining results (UNION, INTERSECT)
• UPDATE
• Subqueries
• INDEX
• Entities
• Attributes
• Relationships
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course participants will:
- understand the relational data model, data types and basic data modeling techniques
- learn how to pre-format and load their data in a database system
- learn how to create simple and complex queries using SQL
Computer Software and Computer workshops:
Participants will need to bring their own laptops and have to download MySQL Workbench (https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/)
Presenters
Dr Spiros Denaxas, Dr Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo
Target Audience
Epidemiologists, medical statisticians and other researchers working with electronic health records data
Pre-requisites
Some experience of working in a statistical package. Participants will have to sign confidentiality and data use agreements at the start of the course.
Provisional Programme
Time Title of session:
09:00-09:30 Registration and coffee
09:30-10:30 Session #1: Introduction
Coffee
10:45-11:30 Session #2: Basic SQL
11:30-12:30 Session #3: Practical on previous session
Lunch
13:30-14:00 Session #4: Intermediate SQL
14:00-15:00 Session #5: Practical on previous session
Coffee
15:15-16:00 Session #6: Relational database modelling
16:00-16:50 Session #7: Practical on previous session
16:50-17:00 Summary and Q&A session
Course Materials
Participants will receive written course notes.
Podcast
Podcasts for some of our previous courses can be found at https://adrn.ac.uk/about/network/england/training-podcasts/
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Cost:
The fee per day is:
1. £30 - For UK registered postgraduate students
2. £60 - For staff at UK academic institutions, Research Council UK funded researchers, UK public sector staff and staff at UK registered charity organisations
3. £220 - For all other participants
4. Free Place for ADRC/ADRN/ADS staff
All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs.
Website and registration:
Region:
Scotland
Keywords:
Data Management , SQL, RDBMS data types, SELECT, SORT Group, UPDATE, INDEX, Relational Database Modelling
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