Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Creating Business Value with Data and Google Cloud Looker

Build cloud data management skills with Looker. An overview of Looker and cloud data for developers.

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Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Cloud data management
  • Using Looker for data analysis and prediction
  • Understanding the role of data in an organization’s digital transformation
  • Building skills in data analysis and data visualization
  • Using dimensions, measures, filters, and pivots in Looker
  • Table calculations and conversions to create new metrics
  • Creating dimensions and measures in LookML
  • Understanding the different data types in LookML
  • Creating and saving derived tables in LookML

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Looker key
  • Business Analyst
  • Data Analyst
  • Data key
  • LookML expert
  • Cloud Data Manager
  • Data Analysis Specialist
  • Data Solutions Developer
  • Report Designer and Visualization

Internship – Series of 3 courses

During this course series, we will introduce those interested in becoming a Looker developer to the world of Looker cloud and data. We will talk about how data can be managed in the cloud and how data can be used to create value for the organization.

During the course, we will understand the role of data in an organization’s digital transformation, learn how business analysts use Looker to analyze and predict data, and finally, learn the skills required to become a Looker developer, using Looker’s modeling language (LookML).

Hands-on Learning Project

  • Course 2: Hands-on labs using Looker to build skills in data analysis and data visualization.
    • Lab 1: Using dimensions, measures, filters, and pivots to query, select, and visualize data in Looker via Explore.
    • Lab 2: Using spreadsheet calculations and conversions to instantly create new metrics from data.
  • Course 3: Hands-on labs focused on building LookML skills.
    • Lab 1: Creating dimensions and measures in LookML and learning about the different data types supported by LookML.
    • Lab 2: Creating and saving derived tables in LookML to create new tables that do not exist in the underlying database.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Data stores with Google Cloud – Hebrew version

Course 1 • 1 hour

What you’ll learn

  • Examine the value of data and how it impacts the customer experience.
  • Learn about data management solutions available on Google Cloud.
  • Learn how to use Google Cloud products to make data accessible and useful to employees.

Data analysis and visualization in Looker – Hebrew version

Course 2 • 4 hours

What you’ll learn

  • Analyze and visualize data using dimensions, measures, filters, and pivots.
  • Create advanced metrics in the field immediately.
  • Create and use Looker and dashboards for sharing and visualization.
  • Manage and organize content using folders and boards in Looker.

Developing Data Models with LookML – Hebrew Version

Course 3 • 5 hours

What you’ll learn

  • Create dimensions and measures to determine the data attributes that business users will use.
  • Create and design experiences so that business users can access data.
  • Create derived tables to instantly produce new tables.
  • Leverage caching and data sets in Looker to optimize SQL query performance.