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Our notes on Coursera

We wrote these notes when we read the Coursera site for our SQL comparisons. For each note, you see the day of our check and a link to the page that we read.

We give the label "Product's own words" to a note that holds only what Coursera says about its own product.

Coursera price and plans

  • Coursera shows no price for this one course without an account. On the course page, Coursera says that the course is "Included with" Coursera Plus. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)

Coursera free use

  • Coursera shows "Enroll for free", but also says: "To access course materials, assignments, and earn a Certificate, you'll need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course." Checked October 15, 2026 (source)

Coursera query check and help

  • There are 15 graded assignments in the course. In each module, you do a quiz and coding questions or a coding assignment, and Coursera says that some assignments are AI-graded. Product's own words Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera says: "Course staff and instructors can also read and reply in the forums, but may not do so in every course." Product's own words Checked October 17, 2026 (source)

Coursera SQL topics

  • You learn GROUP BY in module 2, and subqueries and inner, outer and self joins in module 3. We found no window functions in the syllabus. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)

Coursera SQL engines

  • On the course page, Coursera does not name a database engine. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)

Coursera content and size

  • Coursera charges $59 a month or $399 a year for Coursera Plus. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera says that a Preview is "Available for most courses" and gives "full access to the first module of the course, including graded assessments in that module". Coursera says that "Full Course, No Certificate" is "Only available for select courses". We could not see the enrollment options for this course without an account. Checked October 17, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera says: "If a course is part of a Specialization, you can start a monthly subscription to take the course." This course is part of the Learn SQL Basics for Data Science Specialization. Coursera also says that for a single course, "You can make a one-time payment to get full access to a course for 180 days", but we could not see if this course has that option without an account. Checked October 17, 2026 (source)
  • Four modules and 15 graded assignments. Coursera gives "2 weeks at 10 hours a week". Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • In module 4, there are a "Final Project" and a "Practice Final Project", with the reading "Final Project Instructions, Scripts, & Datasets". Checked October 15, 2026 (source)

Coursera certificate

  • You can earn a shareable certificate when you buy the Certificate experience. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera says: "If you want to keep learning, earn a certificate in sql, or unlock full course access after the preview or trial, you can upgrade or apply for financial aid." Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python, by IBM, on Coursera. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera shows the course as open, with "Enroll for free". Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • You finish a course of 6 modules with 14 assignments, a 30-minute final exam, and a final assignment in SQLite. Coursera says that some assignments are AI-graded. Checked October 20, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera charges $59 a month for Coursera Plus, with a 7-day free trial, or $399 a year. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • You use MySQL, Db2 and SQLite, and you also query databases from Python in Jupyter notebooks. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • Coursera gives each certificate a share URL. Coursera says that anyone can open the URL to verify the certificate, and that "This link never expires." Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • IBM made the course, and you finish a final exam and a hands-on final assignment in SQLite. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • We found no Coursera statement that a Course Certificate expires. Coursera says about the share link of a certificate: "This link never expires." Checked October 17, 2026 (source)
  • It is a course certificate: you pay for the Certificate experience, and we found no statement that a proctor watches the final exam. Checked October 17, 2026 (source)

Coursera updates

  • We found no dated change on the course page, and Coursera gives search engines no change date in the page. Coursera gives November 13, 2017 as the launch date of the course. The current version of the Learn SQL Basics for Data Science Specialization has the launch date August 7, 2025, but we found no date for a change to this course. Checked October 17, 2026 (source)

Coursera strengths and limits

  • The University of California, Davis made the course. In module 4, you do a final project with scripts and datasets from the course. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)
  • You must buy the Certificate experience to get the course materials and assignments, and we found no window functions in the syllabus. Checked October 15, 2026 (source)

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