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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="36221" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/google-bqda" lastchanged="2025-09-30T16:09:08+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>BigQuery for Data Analysts</title><productcode>BQDA</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-BQDA</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn the purpose and value of BigQuery, Google Cloud&amp;rsquo;s enterprise data warehouse, and discuss its data analytics features.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Analyze large datasets in BigQuery with SQL.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clean and transform your data in BigQuery with SQL.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingest new BigQuery datasets, and discuss options for external data sources.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review visualization principles, and use Connected Sheets and Looker Studio to visualize data insights from BigQuery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Dataform to develop scalable data transformation pipelines in BigQuery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use new integrations and assistive capabilities introduced with BigQuery Studio.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/google-idagc&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Introduction to Data Analytics on Google Cloud &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(IDAGC)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data analysts who want to learn how to use BigQuery for their data analysis needs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 0 - Course Introduction&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This module introduces the course agenda.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduce the topics covered in the course.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 1 - BigQuery for data analysts&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data analytics on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;From data to insights with BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Real-world use cases of companies transformed through analytics on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify analytics challenges faced by data analysts, and compare big data on-premises versus in the cloud.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn the purpose and value of BigQuery, Google Cloud&amp;rsquo;s enterprise data warehouse, and discuss its data analytics features.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 2 - Exploring and preparing your data with BigQuery&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Common data exploration techniques&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Analysis of large datasets with BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Query basics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Working with functions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enriching your queries with UNIONs and JOINs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List common data exploration techniques.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review SQL query basics.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enrich queries with functions, unions, and joins.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Exploring an Ecommerce Dataset using SQL in Google BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Troubleshooting Common SQL Errors with BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Troubleshooting and Solving Data Join Pitfalls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 3 - Cleaning and transforming your data&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Five principles of dataset integrity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clean and transform data using SQL&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clean and transform data: Other options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify what makes a good dataset.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clean and transform data using SQL.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clean and transform data with other options.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 4 - Ingesting and storing new BigQuery datasets&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Permanent versus temporary data tables&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingesting new datasets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;External data sources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review differences between permanent and temporary data tables.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingest and store new BigQuery datasets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss options for external data sources.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Creating New Permanent Tables&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Ingesting and Querying New Datasets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 5 - Visualizing your insights from BigQuery&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data visualization principles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connected Sheets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Common data visualization pitfalls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Looker Studio&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Analysis in a notebook&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review data visualization principles and common visualization pitfalls.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Connected Sheets and Looker Studio to visualize data insights from BigQuery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss running analyses in a Jupyter Notebook.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Connected Sheets Qwik Start&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Explore and Create Reports with Looker Studio&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 6 - Developing scalable data transformation pipelines in BigQuery with Dataform&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is Dataform?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Getting started with Dataform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use Dataform to develop scalable data transformation pipelines in BigQuery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to get started with Dataform by creating a repository and development workspace.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and execute a SQL workflow in Dataform.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Demo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Create and Execute a SQL Workflow in Dataform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 7 - BigQuery Studio&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BigQuery Studio: What and why?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unified analytics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Asset management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Embedded assistance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduce BigQuery Studio.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Duet AI in BigQuery to explain and generate SQL queries.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn about new usability features and integrations with Dataform and Dataplex in the new BigQuery Studio interface.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Demo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Analyze Data with Duet AI Assistance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab: Generate Personalized Email Content with BigQuery Continuous Queries and Gemini&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 8 - Summary&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Summarize the key topics covered in the course.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Learn the purpose and value of BigQuery, Google Cloud’s enterprise data warehouse, and discuss its data analytics features.
- Analyze large datasets in BigQuery with SQL.
- Clean and transform your data in BigQuery with SQL.
- Ingest new BigQuery datasets, and discuss options for external data sources.
- Review visualization principles, and use Connected Sheets and Looker Studio to visualize data insights from BigQuery.
- Use Dataform to develop scalable data transformation pipelines in BigQuery.
- Use new integrations and assistive capabilities introduced with BigQuery Studio.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- Introduction to Data Analytics on Google Cloud (IDAGC)</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Data analysts who want to learn how to use BigQuery for their data analysis needs.</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 0 - Course Introduction


Topics:



- This module introduces the course agenda.

Objectives:



- Introduce the topics covered in the course.
Module 1 - BigQuery for data analysts


Topics:



- Overview
- Data analytics on Google Cloud
- From data to insights with BigQuery
- Real-world use cases of companies transformed through analytics on Google Cloud

Objectives:



- Identify analytics challenges faced by data analysts, and compare big data on-premises versus in the cloud.
- Learn the purpose and value of BigQuery, Google Cloud’s enterprise data warehouse, and discuss its data analytics features.
Module 2 - Exploring and preparing your data with BigQuery


Topics:



- Overview
- Common data exploration techniques
- Analysis of large datasets with BigQuery
- Query basics
- Working with functions
- Enriching your queries with UNIONs and JOINs

Objectives:



- List common data exploration techniques.
- Review SQL query basics.
- Enrich queries with functions, unions, and joins.

Activities:



- Lab: Exploring an Ecommerce Dataset using SQL in Google BigQuery
- Lab: Troubleshooting Common SQL Errors with BigQuery
- Lab: Troubleshooting and Solving Data Join Pitfalls
Module 3 - Cleaning and transforming your data


Topics:



- Overview
- Five principles of dataset integrity
- Clean and transform data using SQL
- Clean and transform data: Other options

Objectives:



- Identify what makes a good dataset.
- Clean and transform data using SQL.
- Clean and transform data with other options.
Module 4 - Ingesting and storing new BigQuery datasets


Topics:



- Overview
- Permanent versus temporary data tables
- Ingesting new datasets
- External data sources

Objectives:



- Review differences between permanent and temporary data tables.
- Ingest and store new BigQuery datasets.
- Discuss options for external data sources.

Activities:



- Lab: Creating New Permanent Tables
- Lab: Ingesting and Querying New Datasets
Module 5 - Visualizing your insights from BigQuery


Topics:



- Overview
- Data visualization principles
- Connected Sheets
- Common data visualization pitfalls
- Looker Studio
- Analysis in a notebook

Objectives:



- Review data visualization principles and common visualization pitfalls.
- Use Connected Sheets and Looker Studio to visualize data insights from BigQuery.
- Discuss running analyses in a Jupyter Notebook.

Activities:



- Lab: Connected Sheets Qwik Start
- Lab: Explore and Create Reports with Looker Studio
Module 6 - Developing scalable data transformation pipelines in BigQuery with Dataform


Topics:



- Overview
- What is Dataform?
- Getting started with Dataform

Objectives:



- Use Dataform to develop scalable data transformation pipelines in BigQuery.
- Learn how to get started with Dataform by creating a repository and development workspace.
- Create and execute a SQL workflow in Dataform.

Activities:



- Demo
- Lab: Create and Execute a SQL Workflow in Dataform
Module 7 - BigQuery Studio


Topics:



- BigQuery Studio: What and why?
- Unified analytics
- Asset management
- Embedded assistance

Objectives:



- Introduce BigQuery Studio.
- Use Duet AI in BigQuery to explain and generate SQL queries.
- Learn about new usability features and integrations with Dataform and Dataplex in the new BigQuery Studio interface.

Activities:



- Demo
- Lab: Analyze Data with Duet AI Assistance
- Lab: Generate Personalized Email Content with BigQuery Continuous Queries and Gemini
Module 8 - Summary


Topics:



- Summary

Objectives:



- Summarize the key topics covered in the course.</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">1495.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2065.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1320.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1300.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>