Competency information

Details

Identify a database containing health or exposure data and extract the relevant fields from multiple tables within the database to answer a specific question using Structured Query Language (SQL).

Considerations

  • Common identifiers and fields to link data sets.
  • Relational databases.
  • Principles of database structure and formats.
  • How to write a script using a common programming language.
  • Import and Export Wizard, SQL.
  • Table relationships/joins (covered by selecting from multiple tables).

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Extract, import and manipulate data within a data set.