Date: On Demand
Duration: 7 Days
Course Objectives
This Professional Certificate will equip learners with the following competencies:
- Learn what is data, big data, and how to store them in relational databases
- Learn how to design a relational database
- Learn what is NoSQL and MongoDB database
- Learn what is SQL and how to manipulate databases with SQL
- Learn how to design and manipulate MongoDB database
Job Role Readiness
It will prepare learners in the following job roles to perform their responsibilities more effectively/ It will prepare learners for the following job roles:
- Data Analysts
- Business Analysts
Who Should Attend
People who want to work in databases, especially in large organizations
Prerequisites
- Professionals and mid-career PMETs who are looking to pivot into database management, and learners with interest in this area.
- At least a polytechnic diploma
Course Convener
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Assoc Prof Danny Poo

Assoc Prof Danny Poo
Assoc Prof Danny Poo brings with him 35 years of Software Engineering and Information Technology and Management experience. A graduate from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), England, Dr Poo is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Systems and Analytics, National University of Singapore. Prior to joining the University, Dr Poo was with the System Operations at DBSBank, Singapore.
A Steering Committee member of the Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, Dr Poo is actively involved in Information Management and Healthcare Analytics research. A well-known speaker in seminars, Dr Poo has conducted numerous in-house training and consultancy for organizations, both locally and regionally. Dr Poo is the author of 5 books on Object-Oriented Software Engineering, Java Programming language and Enterprise JavaBeans.
Dr Poo notable teaching credentials include:
- Data Strategy
- Data StoryTelling
- Data Visualisation
- Data Analytics
- Machine Learning
- Data Management
- Data Governance
- Data Architecture
- Capstone Projects for Business Analytics
- Software Engineering
- Server-side Systems Design and Development
- Information Technology Project Management
- Health Informatics
- Healthcare Analytics
- Health Informatics Leadership.
Industry Credentials
- Deutsche Bank
- Gemplus
- Micron
- NCR
- PIL
- PSA
- Rhode-Schwarz
- Standard Chartered Bank
- ST Electronic
- Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Infocomm Development Authority
- National Library Board
- Ministry of Manpower
- Nanyang Technological University
- Nanyang Polytechnic
- National University Hospital.
Course Fees
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes
Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
To enquire, email soc-ace@nus.edu.sg
To register, click Register
Course Code:
Data and Database Systems: TGS-2022012370 (Classroom Learning) / TGS- 2022012368 (Synchronous e-learning)
Relational Database Design: TGS-2022012372 (Classroom Learning) / TGS-2022012354 (Synchronous e-learning)
Database Creation, Manipulation, and Querying with SQL: TGS-2022012358 (Classroom Learning) / TGS-2022012350 (Synchronous e-learning)
NOSQL Database and MongoDB: TGS-2022012349 (Classroom Learning) / TGS-2022012363 (Synchronous e-learning)
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