Django Application Development with SQL and Databases

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The essential building blocks of application development include accessing, processing, and presenting data. With vast amounts of data stored in various databases, on the cloud or on-premises, developers will use a language like SQL.

This course introduces you to the basics of SQL, a simple and powerful programming language for querying and managing data, and the fundamentals of cloud databases. You will discover Object-Relational Mapping (ORM), and how to use Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) languages to work with databases.

You will be introduced to Django, a fast and simple open source web framework used by developers to simplify their work. You will learn how Django models, views and templates work together to present data on a website and will use Django’s powerful admin site functionality to manage site content. And you will discover Bootstrap, a free and open-source web front-end framework.

As a final project, you will gain hands-on practical experience developing and deploying a full-stack Django web application on the cloud.

Module 1: Introduction to Databases

• Introduction to Databases and Database Management Systems
• Relational Databases
• Relational Data Concepts
• Hands-on Lab: Entity-Relationship Data Modeling
• SELECT Statement
• Hands-on Lab: Simple SELECT Statements
• COUNT, DISTINCT, LIMIT
• INSERT Statement
• UPDATE and DELETE Statements
• Hands-on Lab: INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE
• Basic SQL Statements Summary

Module 2: ORM: Bridging the Gap between the Real World and Relational Model

• Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)
• Django Model
• Hands-on Lab: Create a Django project in Theia
• Optional Lab: Create a Standalone Django ORM Project Template
• Django CRUD
• Hands-on Lab:CRUD on Django Model Objects
• Related Objects
• Hands-on Lab: Query Spanning Relationships

Module 3: Full-stack Django Development

• Django Model-View-Template pattern
• Quiz: MVC and Django MVT pattern
• Create a Django app
• Hands-on Lab: Create your first Django App
• Django Admin Site
• Hands-on Lab: Django Admin
• Django Views
• Django Templates
• Hands-on Lab: Views and Templates

Module 4: Consolidate and Deploy Your Django App

• Class-based and Generic Class Views
• Hands-on Lab: Class-based and Generic Views
• Django Authentication System
• Hands-on Lab: User Signup and Signin
• Bootstrap integration
• Hands-on Lab: Bootstrap Integration
• Manage Static Files
• Deploy your Django App on IBM Cloud
• Hands-on Lab: Deploy your Django app on IBM Cloud Foundry

Final Exam and Project: Enhance Online Course App with New Features ****