MySQL Database Administration: Beginner SQL Database Design (Udemy.com)
Learn SQL for data analysis, relational database management & administration w/ MySQL Workbench (SQL DBA for beginners!)
Created by: Maven Analytics
Last updated June 2026
What you will learn
- Write SQL queries and use the MySQL Workbench UI to create databases and tables
- Learn how to alter tables by adding and removing columns
- Connect data between tables by creating primary and foreign key relationships
- Assign user roles and permissions to database users, just like a real DBA
- Solve practical hands-on assignments and real-world business use cases
- Master unique tips, tools and case studies that you won't find anywhere else
- Understand common Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
- Get LIFETIME access to resource files, quizzes, assignments, and expert support
How it compares
Against the other 43 rated Udemy courses in MySQL on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 93% of them
- Reviews3,519#10 of 44 by number of reviews
- Length7 hourslonger than 51% of them
- Last updatedJune 2026more recently than 97% of them
Course Description
If you’re looking to develop practical, real-world data analytics & business intelligence skills and learn the foundations of database administration (DBA) and analysis, you’ve come to the right place.
This course is unlike anything you’ve seen before, guaranteed. We'll start from the ground up, teaching you the tools to get the job done, and most importantly how to you apply your skills to real projects and learn how to truly think like a Database Administrator.
You’ll be playing the role of a Database Administration Consultant for Maven Consulting, a firm that helps businesses create, maintain, and optimize their databases. Throughout the course, you’ll be working directly with the owners of various companies to help them manage data in their new and scaling enterprises. You will use the skills you learn to complete actual projects that database administration professionals work on every day.
COURSE OUTLINE:
SQL Intro & MySQL Setup
For students who haven't completed one of our other SQL courses, we'll demonstrate exactly how to download and install the tools that we'll need to access MySQL, including MySQL Community Server & MySQL Workbench. We'll share download guides for both Mac & PC, and run our first piece of SQL code to generate the project database that we'll analyze throughout the course.
Creating, Altering, and Deleting Schemas & Tables
In this section we'll learn how to create schemas and tables using SQL code and with the Workbench UI tools. Then, we will learn how to alter tables by adding and removing columns. Finally, we will walk through dropping schemas and tables (be careful with this one).
Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Records
After we get up to speed creating and altering tables, we will learn how to populate those tables with records of data, and update and delete records as needed.
Database Design
Now that we have covered the basic mechanics, we will learn how tables relate to one another optimally, and discuss best practices for database design. We will explore the EER Diagram Editor, and you will have some opportunities to create your own database models.
***MID-COURSE PROJECT: Normalize this database for your client!Advanced Concepts
In this section, we will get into concepts like adding an index to a column, imposing constraints, and creating stored procedures and triggers. This is powerful stuff!Server & User Management
In our last section before the Final Project, we will learn how to monitor servers to make sure they are running, and how to restart them when needed. You will also get your hands on user management tools to assign roles and manage permissions, just like a real DBA.***FINAL COURSE PROJECT: Design and build an entire database from scratch!
IMPORTANT NOTE: This course does NOT cover data exploration and database analysis. Our goal here is to focus on building, altering, and maintaining SQL/MySQL databases using MySQL and MySQL Workbench (we cover data analysis in-depth in separate courses).
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Enroll today and get LIFETIME access to:
7 hours of high-quality video
Downloadable MySQL ebook and cheat sheets
Quizzes and homework assignments
Mid-course and Final SQL projects
30-day money-back guarantee
If you’re looking for a hands-on, practical guide to mastering database administration skills using SQL/MySQL, this is the course for you!
Happy administering!
-John (Lead SQL Instructor & MySQL Expert, Maven Analytics)
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See why John is one of the TOP-RATED SQL/MySQL Instructors on Udemy:
"I totally loved this course! Everything was easy to understand, but it moved at a fast enough pace that I never got bored. I learned SO much about MySQL and had fun doing it. In fact, at the end of the day I didn't want to stop learning -- I wanted to keep charging on to the next lesson!"
- Ann S.
"This is an excellent advanced course! I've taken multiple SQL courses from Maven Analytics and recommend them all. The best part of this course is the detail they included by building a real world e-commerce database. It's much easier to grasp the concepts when you can see how they're literally applied to scenarios and outcomes as opposed to just theory. Great work!"
- Dan S.
"John's deep understanding of SQL and database analysis and ability to explain those tools is really unmatched. I've taken other SQL and MySQL courses and tried reading books, but this course is by far the most effective. Excited to see more courses from John!"
- Steven M.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
3,519 Reviews
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Reviews
By Paweł Piotrowski on 8/2/2023
Like other Maven courses this one was also very enjoyable to complete, easy, but interesting and approachable. I would have given 5 stars if not for the fact that authors decided to split SQL material into 4 courses: analyst + administrator each basic + advanced. I enjoy short courses, but would enjoy even more having 2 medium length instead of 4 short ones, if this saved me some money. Except that spot on.
By Levi Abraham Wakkary on 1/9/2023
I have finished this course, and it's really worth it. I am literally new to database administration and have no idea about how it works. But after finishing this course, I now understand what a database is, how each tables in a database/schema related to each other, and the technical skills like creating, deleting, adding, inserting data into a schema/tables/column/record, etc. If you are a beginner, this course is really good for you. One thing i would like to advice is that it would be better if you could add more projects in this course. But overall, the projects and the solutions are very helpful.
By Stephen Minter on 11/27/2022
Fantastic course. I would recommend this to anyone. The exercises are great and really help to embed the learning. The tutor is fantastic and engaging. All the courses they do I would highly recommend.
By rnottinger . on 3/25/2021
Thanks! Good explanations of basic database design concepts (normalization and using indexes) to make the database storage and querying more efficient which should be top on everyone's list of concepts to grasp when learning relational databases.
By Ada Cerda on 1/30/2021
This course was amazing and it provided more than I expected. I feel very comfortable using UI tool as well as SQL code. Also now I can say I know how to do EER diagrams. I will keep on practicing and experimenting with all the material that has been provided in this course so the material itself will become second nature. I highly recommend it.
By Sammy Malhotra on 11/22/2020
The author of this course is pretty clear in his teaching style. So far so good....
By Josh L. on 11/15/2020
Great course! Excellent!
By Deepak Rajan on 11/15/2020
detailed and step by step explanations
By Dikaelo Keisitswe on 11/15/2020
ive learn a lot in the course,thanks alot..
By Costas Demetriou on 11/8/2020
very good
By Tyrone Singleton on 11/8/2020
So far so good!
By John on 11/8/2020
The instructor was great and very thorough.
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