SQL Boot Camp: Building and Querying Databases

June 7-9, 2023 | Subscribe to hear about the next training

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The SQL Boot Camp is a three-day intensive boot camp of seminars and hands-on programming sessions to provide an overview on the design of relational databases and querying data from existing data sources using the SQL programming language.

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SQL Boot Camp Overview

Summer 2023 dates: Virtual training Livestream, online training June 7-9, 2023; 10:00am - ~5:00pm EDT

This three-day intensive boot camp covers the fundamentals of relational databases, including database design, and writing queries using the SQL language. The boot camp will integrate seminar lectures with extensive hands-on sessions using the commonly available database software program MySQL. The first half of the boot camp will cover building databases with proper design to maintain data integrity, while the second half will focus on retrieval and manipulation using SQL (Structured Query Language).

During this workshop, participants will:

Learn the pitfalls of using Excel for data storage
Build small relational databases in MySQL
Formulate SQL queries to 1) create and modify database objects, and 2) populate and retrieve data from database tables
Optimize SQL queries for best performance

Audience and Requirements

Investigators from any institution and any career stage are welcome to attend. This workshop will particularly benefit those who will be actively involved in research data management.

There are two requirements to attend this training:

Basic experience working with data (e.g., data cleaning or analysis) is beneficial, but not required.
Each participant must have a laptop with Zoom installed. To get the most out of breakout groups, we also recommend a working microphone and webcam. Participants may also wish to share their screen with instructors during one-on-one questions.

Instructors

Debra D'Angelo, Assistant Director, Biostatistics Services, Weill Cornell Medicine.

Evan Sholle, Assistant Director, Research Informatics Data Science Services, Weill Cornell Medicine.

Monica Gierada, Director, Healthcare Data Science, Aetion.

Scholarships

Training scholarships are available for the SQL Boot Camp.

Locations

The SQL Boot Camp is a livestream, remote training that takes place over live, online video on on June 7-9, 2023 from 10am EDT - ~5pm EDT.

More information on travel, lodging, and getting around NYC.

Testimonials

"The three day SQL BootCamp was filled with many interesting topics in SQL starting from pitfalls of excel to query optimization with real world application putting light on the spectrum of possibilities. The provision of materials and other supporting resources in addition to the availability of resourceful experts to deliver the topics is commendable."- Assistant Professor at Addis Ababa University, 2022

"This is a helpful session for people with no experience in SQL programming, teaches the basics of writing SQL queries."- Assistant Professor at Eastern Virgina Medical School, 2022

"A very enriching experience"- Lecturer at University of Nairobi, 2022

"The SQL Boot Camp is an excellent workshop to provide a great overview of managing datasets." - Research Assistant at Columbia University, 2022

"I appreciated the training moving from basics to advanced topics which successfully brought experienced and new trainees on the same page"- Assistant Professor Addis Ababa University, 2022

Registration Fees

This fee includes course material, which will be made available to all participants both during and after the conclusion of the training.

	Early-Bird Rate (through 4/17/23)*	Regular Rate (4/18/23 - 5/31/23)*	Columbia Discount**
Student/Postdoc/Trainee	$1,195	$1,395	10%
Faculty/Academic Staff/Non-Profit Organizations/Government Agencies	$1,395	$1,595	10%
Corporate/For-Profit Organizations	$1,595	$1,795	NA

**Columbia Discount: This discount is valid for any active student, postdoc, staff, or faculty at Columbia University. If paying by credit card, use your Columbia email address during the registration process to automatically have the discount applied. If paying by internal transfer within Columbia, submit this Columbia Internal Transfer Request form to receive further instructions. Please note: filling out this form is not the same as registering for a training and does not guarantee a training seat.

Registration Fee:

Virtual Registration Fee includes course material, which will be made available to all participants both during and after the conclusion of the training.

Invoice Payment: If you would prefer to pay by invoice/check, please submit this Invoice Request form to receive further instructions. Please note: filling out this form is not the same as registering for a training and does not guarantee a training seat.

Cancellations: Cancellation notices must be received via email at least 30 days prior to the training start date in order to receive a full refund, minus a $75 administrative fee. Cancellation notices received via email 14-29 days prior to the training will receive a 75% refund, minus a $75 administrative fee. Please email your cancellation notice to ColumbiaSHARP.SQL@gmail.com. Due to workshop capacity and preparation, we regret that we are unable to refund registration fees for cancellations <14 days prior to the training.

If you are unable to attend the training, we encourage you to send a substitute within the same registration category. Please inform us of the substitute via email at least one week prior to the training to include them on attendee communications, updated registration forms, and materials. Should the substitute fall within a different registration category your credit card will be credited/charged respectively. Please email substitute inquiries to ColumbiaSHARP.SQL@gmail.com. In the event Columbia must cancel the event, your registration fee will be fully refunded.