📅 2025-03-11 — Session: Developed comprehensive database and data analysis exercises

🕒 01:35–03:00
🏷️ Labels: Database Management, Data Science, SQL, Education, Python
📂 Project: Teaching
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to develop and refine educational exercises focused on database management, modeling, and data analysis using various tools and languages.

Key Activities

  • Introduced pgAdmin for querying PostgreSQL databases, emphasizing practical skills for a Data Science course.
  • Conducted a practical exercise comparing Pandas and SQL operations in Jupyter Notebook to highlight syntax and performance differences.
  • Designed a database modeling exercise using DBML, focusing on ER diagrams and SQL schema generation.
  • Developed a workflow for normalizing a geographic dataset from the 2010 Argentina Census in BigQuery.
  • Compiled SQL and Python snippets for data transformation and visualization using Pandas and Seaborn.
  • Created a series of exercises for database modeling and SQL querying, covering various scenarios like sports leagues and airline databases.

Achievements

  • Successfully outlined a comprehensive set of exercises and guides for teaching database management and data analysis.
  • Enhanced educational content with practical exercises that bridge theoretical knowledge with hands-on application.

Pending Tasks

  • Review and optimize the exercises for clarity and instructional effectiveness.
  • Translate exercises where necessary to ensure accessibility for non-English speakers.