Introduction to Data Engineering

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IBM via Coursera

Lavel

Beginner

Mode

Online

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course and certificate fees

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Coursera

The syllabus

Module 1: What is Data Engineering?

Videos
  • Welcome to Introduction to Data Engineering
  • Modern Data Ecosystem
  • Key Players  in the Data Ecosystem
  • What is Data Engineering?
  • Viewpoints: Defining Data Engineering
  • Viewpoints: Evolution of Data Engineering
  • Responsibilities and Skillsets of a Data Engineer
  • Viewpoints: Skills and Qualities to be a Data Engineer
  • A Day in the Life of a Data Engineer
Readings
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Summary and Highlights
Practice Exercises
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz

Module 2: The Data Engineering Ecosystem

Videos
  • Overview of the Data Engineering Ecosystem
  • Types of Data
  • Understanding Different Types of File Formats 
  • Sources of Data
  • Languages for Data Professionals
  • Viewpoints: Working with Varied Data Sources and Types
  • Overview of Data Repositories
  • RDBMS
  • NoSQL
  • Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and Data Lakes
  • Viewpoints: Considerations for Choice of Data Repository
  • ETL, ELT, and Data Pipelines
  • Data Integration Platforms
  • Viewpoints: Tools, Databases, and Data Repositories of Choice
  • Foundations of Big Data
  • Big Data Processing Tools: Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, and Spark
  • Viewpoints: Impact of Big Data on Data Engineering
Readings
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Summary and Highlights
Practice Exercises
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz

Module 3: Data Engineering Lifecycle

Videos
  • Architecting the Data Platform
  • Factors for Selecting and Designing Data Stores
  • Security
  • Viewpoints: Importance of Data Security
  • How to Gather and Import Data
  • Data Wrangling
  • Tools for Data Wrangling
  • Querying and Analyzing Data
  • Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting
  • Governance and Compliance
Readings
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Optional: Overview of the DataOps Methodology
Practice Exercises
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz

Module 4: Career Opportunities and Data Engineering in Action

Videos
  • Career Opportunities in Data Engineering
  • Viewpoints: Get into Data Engineering
  • Data Engineering Learning Path
  • Viewpoints: What Do Employers Look for in a Data Engineer
  • Viewpoints: The Many Paths to Data Engineering
  • Viewpoints: Advice to Aspiring Data Engineers
Readings
  • Summary and Highlights
  • Congratulations and Next Steps
Practice Exercises
  • Practice Quiz
  • Graded Quiz
  • Final Quiz

Instructors

Mr Rav Ahuja

Mr Rav Ahuja
Global Program Director
IBM

B.E /B.Tech, MBA

Ms Priya Kapoor
Content Developer
IBM

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