Validate, Test, and Traverse Your SQL Data

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Validate, Test, and Traverse Your SQL Data

This course is part of SQL at Scale: Querying, Transforming, and Governing Specialization

Instructor: Hurix Digital

2 modules

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2 hours to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Advanced level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Systematic testing with unit, schema, and data checks builds reliable data systems and prevents costly downstream errors.
Recursive CTEs make hierarchical data queryable, enabling analysis of org charts, product trees, and complex structures.
Scalable data validation requires automation, as manual testing cannot meet modern data engineering demands.
Hierarchical data exists across industries, and recursive queries offer transferable skills for data-driven teams.

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There are 2 modules in this course

Did you know that poor data quality costs organizations an average of $15 million annually? This Short Course was created to help data engineers and analysts accomplish bulletproof data validation and hierarchical data navigation.

By completing this course, you'll be able to implement comprehensive testing suites that catch data errors before they impact downstream systems and create sophisticated recursive queries that unlock organizational hierarchies and complex relationships. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Evaluate data transformations by implementing unit, schema, and data quality tests - Create recursive Common Table Expressions (CTEs) to traverse hierarchical data This course is unique because it combines rigorous testing methodologies with advanced SQL techniques that mirror enterprise data engineering practices, giving you production-ready skills for building trustworthy data systems. To be successful in this project, you should have a background in intermediate SQL, data modeling concepts, and experience with data transformation workflows. Transform your data engineering capabilities with enterprise-grade validation and hierarchical querying techniques that ensure data reliability and unlock complex organizational insights.

Learners will build comprehensive testing frameworks by implementing unit tests, schema validations, and data quality checks to ensure reliable data transformations in enterprise environments.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 ungraded lab

3 videosTotal 16 minutes

Why Data Quality Testing Prevents Million-Dollar Mistakes2 minutes
Essential Components of Data Testing Frameworks6 minutes
Building Your First Data Testing Suite8 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Testing Tools and Implementation Strategies10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 8 minutes

Data Testing Framework Validation8 minutes

1 ungraded labTotal 20 minutes

Validate, Test, and Traverse Your SQL Data20 minutes

Learners will master recursive Common Table Expressions to traverse and analyze complex hierarchical data structures, enabling sophisticated organizational and relationship queries in enterprise environments.

What's included

2 videos1 reading3 assignments

2 videosTotal 17 minutes

Recursive CTE Fundamentals and Syntax Patterns7 minutes
Building Recursive CTEs for Organizational Analysis10 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Enterprise Patterns and Performance Considerations10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 43 minutes

Recursive CTE Mastery Assessment15 minutes
Design Recursive CTE Solutions for Multi-Level Product Catalog20 minutes
Recursive CTE Implementation and Concepts8 minutes

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