Getting Started with SAS Programming by SAS Institute via Coursera: Fee, Duration, How to Apply

Quick Facts

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

Course overview

Getting Started with SAS programming course certification is for the learners who want to acquire skills and gain knowledge about SAS programming. This course is helpful for learners who are just beginners. The SAS programming language is a system programming language which is operated for statistical analysis. It can easily be used as common spreadsheets and databases for better understanding of the contents. SAS programming language is most commonly used in the commercial market and is open-source software.

SAS stands for Statistical Analysis System. It is a software suite developed to ease statistical and commercial market analysis. SAS programming can easily process complex data and give out various insights that help in better decision making or predict possible solutions for the problem. SAS is a very powerful analytics programme for various organizations who needs an urgent solution from their data. SAS provides a bunch of analytics solutions and helps by providing industry knowledge for easy access to the solutions.

Course and certificate fees

Getting Started with SAS programming course Fees Details

Description	Amount in INR
Fee for 1-month	Rs. 4,087
Fee for 3-month	Rs. 8,175
Fee for 6-month	Rs. 12,263

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Coursera +1 more

Who it is for

Ai developer Data scientist Computer programmer Software engineer Machine learning engineer

Eligibility criteria

Certification Qualification Details

The certificate of completion for Getting Started with SAS programming course will be given to learners after they complete the syllabus successfully as well as the assignments.

What you will learn

Programming skills

After the completion of Getting Started with SAS programming course, the learners will master the following: -

Learners will have a proper understanding of how to use SAS programming and its fundamental structure along with syntax.
Candidates will learn to identify the characteristics of SAS data table, access and import data through SAS programming.
They will have good knowledge of SAS procedures and various segments.
They will have complete clarity on core concepts of how to use the SQL procedure.
They will be able to export SAS tables and results in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PDF files.

The syllabus

Module 1: Course Overview and Data Setup

Videos

Welcome to the Course
Demo: Programming in SAS
Practising in This Course

Readings

Learner Prerequisites
Using Forums and Getting Help
Access SAS Software and Set Up Practice Files (REQUIRED)

Module 1: Essentials

Videos

Overview
SAS Programming Interfaces
Demo: Programming with SAS Studio
SAS Program Structure
SAS Program Syntax
Demo: Understanding SAS Program Syntax
Demo: Finding and Resolving Syntax Errors

Module 2: Essentials

Readings

Practice Using SAS Studio
Syntax Review

Quiz

Essentials Review
Activity 1.01
Activity 1.02

Module 3: Accessing Data

Videos

Overview
Types of Data
What is a SAS Table?
Required Column Attributes for SAS Tables
Listing Table and Column Attributes
Accessing Data in a Program
Using a Library to Read SAS Data
Automatic SAS Libraries
Demo: Exploring Automatic SAS Libraries
Using a Library to Read Other File Types
Demo: Using a Library to Read Excel Files
Importing Unstructured Data
Demo: Importing a Comma-Delimited (CSV) File
Importing an Excel File

Module 2: Accessing Data

Quiz

Accessing Data
Question 2.01
Activity 2.02
Activity 2.03
Activity 2.04: Create a Library for This Course (Required)
Activity 2.05
Activity 2.06
Level 1 Practice: Importing Excel Data from a Single Worksheet
Level 2 Practice: Importing Data from a CSV File

Module 3: Exploring and validating Data

Videos

Overview
Exploring Data with Procedures
Demo: Exploring Data with SAS Procedures
Filtering Rows with the WHERE Statement
Combining Expressions in a WHERE Statement
Demo: Filtering Rows with Basic Operators
Using Special WHERE Operators
Creating and Using Macro Variables
Demo: Filtering Rows Using Macro Variables
Formatting Data Values in Results
Common Formats for Numeric Values
Common Formats for Date Values
Demo: Formatting Data Values in Results
Sorting Data
Identifying and Removing Duplicates
Demo: Identifying and Removing Duplicate Values

Readings

Syntax Reviews

Quiz

Exploring and Validating Data
Activity 3.01
Level 1 Practice: Exploring Data with Procedures
Level 2 Practice: Using Procedures to Validate Data
Activity 3.02
Activity 3.03
Level 1 Practice: Filtering Rows in a Listing Report Using Character Data
Level 2 Practice: Using Macro Variables to Subset Data in Procedures
Activity 3.04
Activity 3.05
Activity 3.06
Level 1 Practice: Sorting Data and Creating an Output Table
Level 2 Practice: Sorting Data to Remove Duplicate Rows

Module 4: Preparing Data

Videos

Overview
Using the DATA Step to Create a SAS Data Set
DATA Step Processing
Demo: Working with the DATA Step
Demo: Using Expressions to Create New Columns
Using Numeric Functions to Create Columns
Demo: Using Character Functions
Demo: Using Date Functions
Demo: Conditional Processing with IF-THEN
Conditional Processing with IF-THEN/ELSE
Creating Character Columns with the LENGTH Statement
Processing Multiple Statements with IF-THEN/DO
Demo: Processing Multiple Statements with IF-THEN/DO

Readings

Common Date Functions for Creating Columns
Common Summary Functions for Creating Columns
Common Character Functions for Creating Columns
Syntax Review

Quiz

Preparing Data
Question 4.01
Question 4.02
Activity 4.03
Level 1 Practice: Creating a SAS Table
Level 2 Practice: Subsetting by Multiple Conditions and Creating a Sorted SAS Table
Activity 4.04
Activity 4.05
Activity 4.06
Level 1 Practice: Creating New Columns
Level 2 Practice: Creating New Columns with Character and Date Functions
Activity 4.07
Activity 4.08
Activity 4.09
Level 1 Practice: Processing Statements with IF-THEN/ELSE
Level 2 Practice: Processing Statements Conditionally with DO Groups

Module 5: Analyzing and Reporting on Data

Videos

Overview
Using Titles and Footnotes
Using Macro Variables and Functions in Titles and Footnotes
Applying Temporary Labels to Columns
Segmenting Reports
Demo: Enhancing Reports
Applying Permanent Labels to Columns
Demo: Creating Frequency Reports and Graphs
Demo: Creating Two-Way Frequency Reports
Demo: Creating a Summary Statistics Report
Creating an Output Summary Table

Readings

Examples of Procedures that Analyze Data
Syntax Review

Quiz

Analyzing and Reporting on Data
Activity 5.01
Activity 5.03
Activity 5.04
Level 1 Practice: Creating One-Way Frequency Reports
Level 2 Practice: Creating Two-Way Frequency Reports
Activity 5.05
Activity 5.06
Level 1 Practice: Producing a Descriptive Statistics Report
Level 2 Practice: Creating an Output Table with Custom Columns

Module 6: Exporting Results

Videos

Overview
Exporting Data
Demo: Exporting Data to an Excel Workbook
Using the SAS Output Delivery System
Exporting Results to CSV
Demo: Exporting Results to Excel
Exporting Results to PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
Demo: Exporting Results to PDF

Readings

Create a Macro Variable (REQUIRED)
Activity: Create PowerPoint and RTF Files
Syntax Review

Quiz

Exporting Results
Activity 6.01
Activity 6.02
Activity 6.03
Level 1 Practice: Creating an Excel File Using ODS EXCEL
Level 2 Practice: Creating a Document with ODS RTF

Module 6: Using SQL in SAS

Videos

Overview
SQL and SAS
PROC SQL Syntax
Filtering and Sorting Output
Demo: Reading and Filtering Data with SQL
Creating and Deleting Tables in SQL
Creating Inner Joins in SQL
Demo: Joining Tables with PROC SQL
Using Table Aliases
You've Finished the Course!

Readings

Syntax Review

Quiz

Using SQL in SAS
Activity 7.01
Activity 7.02
Activity 7.03

Admission details

Filling the form

Candidates need to follow some steps to apply for Getting Started with SAS programming course admission:

Step 1: Firstly, to enrol for this programme, candidates need to go to the course webpage.

Step 2: The course gives this facility to access this course for free for the first 7 days. To do so, one needs to click the ‘Enroll for Free’ tab.

Step 3: There will be a sign-up form. One needs to first log in via Google or Facebook id. Once done, the candidate can then access the programme for free of cost.

Step 4: After the 7 days trial period is over, the candidate needs to pay a specific amount per month.

Step 5: This needs to be paid via the desired mode of payment.

After this, the user can still access the programme on a monthly basis.

Scholarship Details

Coursera is providing financial aid and assistance for candidates who are willing to do this programme but are unable to pay the fees for it. They need to enrol under the tab Financial Aid for seeking financial assistance for Getting Started with SAS programming course programme.

How it helps

SAS programming has a benefit of various skill levels. Learners with proper SAS knowledge can easily showcase their expertise. Through this course, new SAS users can have knowledge about everything related to SAS which is needed to master the programming language. The learning starts from basic fundamentals to advanced techniques along with context including Syntax. After the completion of this course, learners earn the certification that proves they are ready to work in a SAS role.

SAS is very easy to learn and can be done easily without any programming skills. SAS is one of the simplest forms of coding and is strongly capable of managing large databases pretty easily. It’s a very compatible language and the process of debugging is easy to access. The algorithm utilized in the SAS program is absolutely checked and analysed by developers. SAS is a closed source language which makes it better and sophisticated than others.