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Data Engineering Foundations

Roles, Architectures, Batch vs streaming, and more.

Yiga AI

Beginner en

Beginner · Course · 3 weeks at 5 hrs/week

Duration: 3 weeks
Effort: 5 hrs/week
Lessons: 16
Hands-on exercises: 16
Projects: 1
Language: en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

Data Engineering Foundations

Advanced SQL for Engineers

Python for Data Engineering

Data Warehousing

Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

4 modules · 21 lessons · 14 hours · 1 graded project

840 minutes of guided lesson time.

Module 1 · 5 lessons · 3 hoursRolesModule 1 of 4 in Data Engineering Foundations.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Roles in Data Engineering Foundations.
Lesson
40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Roles in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Roles in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Roles in Data Engineering Foundations.
Lesson · Locked
40 min
Module quiz: Roles
Check what you learned in Roles before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min

Module 2 · 5 lessons · 3 hours LockedArchitecturesModule 2 of 4 in Data Engineering Foundations.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Architectures in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Architectures in Data Engineering Foundations.
Lesson · Locked
40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Architectures in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Architectures in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Module quiz: Architectures
Check what you learned in Architectures before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min

Module 3 · 5 lessons · 3 hours LockedBatch vs streamingModule 3 of 4 in Data Engineering Foundations.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Batch vs streaming in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Batch vs streaming in Data Engineering Foundations.
Lesson · Locked
40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Batch vs streaming in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Batch vs streaming in Data Engineering Foundations.
Lesson · Locked
40 min
Module quiz: Batch vs streaming
Check what you learned in Batch vs streaming before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min

Module 4 · 6 lessons · 5 hours LockedTooling mapModule 4 of 4 in Data Engineering Foundations.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Tooling map in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Tooling map in Data Engineering Foundations.
Lesson · Locked
40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Tooling map in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Tooling map in Data Engineering Foundations.
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40 min
Module quiz: Tooling map
Check what you learned in Tooling map before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min
Graded project: Data Engineering Foundations
Apply everything from Data Engineering Foundations in one graded, portfolio-ready build.
Graded project · Locked
120 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Data Engineering Foundations to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share

Your instructor

Mariam K.

Software & cloud

Helps new developers build reliable products through clear explanations and guided practice.

“I use what I learned in my work now, not in some distant future project.”
Diana Nsiiza
Data analyst, Entebbe

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