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Managing Databases

Learn the data layer behind every web app - SQL and NoSQL design, MongoDB CRUD operations and secure RESTful APIs - and connect it to a front end that users actually touch.

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12 assignments and hands-on SQL, MongoDB and API demos

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01 About the course

The data layer of a web app, from tables to APIs.

Three modules: database fundamentals, MongoDB in practice, and building and consuming APIs.

3
Modules
Databases to APIs
28
Video lessons
Concepts and coding demos
12
Assignments
Practice and graded quizzes
13h
Total learning time
Self-paced, flexible deadlines

Managing Databases - End to End Web Development covers the part of a web app users never see but always depend on: where the data lives, how it's structured, and how it reaches the screen. It starts with relational and non-relational databases and ends with secure APIs that a front end can call.

By the end, you can choose between SQL and NoSQL for a given use case, write and design SQL, run CRUD operations in MongoDB, and build RESTful APIs with authentication and authorization - across 28 video lessons, 9 readings and 12 assignments.

It's course 2 of Board Infinity's End-to-End Web Development: UI, Databases, APIs specialization on Coursera, written for aspiring database administrators, full-stack developers and software engineers.

Inside the course
01Introduction to databases≈ 5h 02Database management and administration≈ 4h 03Building and consuming APIs≈ 4h
02 Who it's for

Built for people who build on data.

If you store, query or serve data in a web application, the course was written with you in mind.

Data

Aspiring database administrators

Get a structured path through SQL, NoSQL, design principles and MongoDB setup.

Full-stack

Full-stack developers

Connect the database, the API and the front end into one working flow.

Engineering

Software engineers

Design endpoints and secure them with JWT and role-based access control.

Students

Computer science students

Go from database basics to the APIs real applications are built on.

03 What you'll learn

Four outcomes. A working data layer.

Each module adds a layer, from how data is stored to how it reaches the user.

Module 1

Choose the right database

Database fundamentals, SQL versus NoSQL, the main NoSQL types and the design principles behind a good schema.

Module 1

Query and design with SQL

Write basic and advanced SQL queries, then design relational databases and normalize them.

Module 2

Manage data in MongoDB

MongoDB architecture, local and Atlas setup, connections, and creating, reading, updating and deleting documents.

Module 3

Build and consume secure APIs

RESTful endpoints with Express, JWT authentication and role-based access, and integrating APIs into a front end.

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Choose your data model

SQL or NoSQL for the app you're actually building, and why.

Review your schema

Tables, collections and normalization checked by someone who has shipped them.

Secure your API

Endpoint design, JWT and access control applied to your project.

Aim it at a role

Which back-end and database roles this opens, and what to learn next.

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04 Syllabus

Three modules, from SQL queries to secure APIs.

About 13 hours end to end - 1 week at 10 hours a week, fully self-paced. Every module lists its learning objectives, its content, and what you'll walk out with.

28 videos 9 readings 12 assignments ≈ 13 hours Download full syllabus
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Explain database fundamentals and compare SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Apply database design principles and normalization
  • Write basic and advanced SQL queries
  • Describe the types of NoSQL databases and start working with MongoDB
What's inside
10 videos78 min
3 readings90 min
4 assignments + course check-in110 min
Topics covered
Database fundamentals SQL vs. NoSQL Design principles Basic SQL queries Advanced SQL queries Normalization Types of NoSQL databases Working with MongoDB
You'll leave with: a solid grounding in relational and non-relational databases, and the SQL to query and design them.
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Explain MongoDB's benefits, use cases, architecture and core concepts
  • Install MongoDB locally and set up MongoDB Atlas in the cloud
  • Create connections to a MongoDB database
  • Create, read, update and delete documents in MongoDB
What's inside
9 videos54 min
3 readings90 min
4 assignments105 min
Topics covered
MongoDB overview Benefits & use cases Architecture & core concepts Local installation MongoDB Atlas Creating connections Creating & reading documents Updating & deleting documents
You'll leave with: a working MongoDB setup, locally or on Atlas, and the CRUD operations to manage its data.
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Apply REST principles to design clear, consistent endpoints
  • Implement RESTful services with Express
  • Secure APIs with JWT authentication and role-based access control
  • Fetch data, handle responses and errors, and integrate APIs into front ends
What's inside
9 videos44 min
3 readings90 min
4 assignments105 min
Topics covered
Principles of REST Designing endpoints Express services Authentication vs. authorization JWT authentication Role-based access control Fetching data Handling responses & errors Front-end integration
You'll leave with: the ability to build a secure RESTful API and wire it into a front-end application.
05 Tools & skills

Master the tools that power real web apps.

The four toolkits you work through, and the skills you leave with.

Module 1

SQL & relational databases

Basic and advanced queries, database design and normalization.

Module 2

MongoDB & Atlas

A NoSQL document database, run locally or in the cloud with Atlas.

Module 3

Express & REST

Designing RESTful endpoints and implementing them as Express services.

Module 3

JWT & access control

Token-based authentication and role-based authorization for your API.

Skills you leave with

Twelve concrete capabilities, grouped the way the work actually splits - database design, MongoDB, and APIs.

Database design

Choosing and structuring the right store.

  • SQL vs. NoSQL selection
  • Design principles & normalization
  • Basic & advanced SQL queries
  • NoSQL data models

MongoDB

Running a document database day to day.

  • MongoDB architecture
  • Local & Atlas setup
  • Database connections
  • CRUD operations

APIs

Getting data safely to the front end.

  • RESTful endpoint design
  • Express services
  • JWT authentication & RBAC
  • Front-end API integration
Certificate

Proof you can link to.

Finish the graded work and Board Infinity issues a certificate through Coursera - with a public verification link and a one-click path onto your LinkedIn profile.

Issued on completion of the graded quizzes. Counts toward the End-to-End Web Development specialization when you've finished all three courses.

On your profile in one click

Add it to your LinkedIn profile, resume or CV, where recruiters actually look.

Anyone can verify it

Its own verification link, so a hiring manager confirms it in seconds.

Earned, not attended

Awarded on graded quizzes in all three modules - it certifies what you know.

Two names on it

Board Infinity as the provider, Coursera as the platform.

06 Career impact

Every web app runs on data. Teams need people who can manage it.

These are the roles that build on exactly this skill set.

Where these skills are in demand

Database Administrator

Designing, setting up and maintaining databases - the role this course maps to most directly.

Full-Stack Developer

Connecting the database, the API and the user interface into one application.

Back-End Developer

Building the services, endpoints and data access that the front end relies on.

API Developer

Designing RESTful endpoints and securing them with authentication and access control.

MongoDB Developer

Modeling, querying and managing document data in MongoDB and Atlas.

SQL Developer

Writing queries and designing normalized relational schemas.

Software Engineer

Applying sound data and API design across the systems you build.

Web Application Developer

Shipping features end to end, from the data model to the screen.

The honest comparison

What you're actually paying for

Every topic in this course exists free somewhere on the internet. Nobody is pretending otherwise. What a course adds is the order you learn it in, the practice that makes it stick, and something to show at the end.

What you get
This course
DIY with free content
A sequenced learning pathDatabases → MongoDB → APIs
3 modules that build on each other
Scattered tutorials, no sequence
Practice with feedbackLearning that sticks
12 practice and graded quizzes
Copy, paste, forget
Theory with demosFrom concepts to working code
SQL, MongoDB and Express demos
Snippets that skip the setup
Expert-built contentIndustry knowledge and practice
Board Infinity's industry experts
Comment-section guesswork
Proof for recruitersVerifiable, on LinkedIn
Certificate with verification link
Nothing to show
07 The bigger path

More from the End-to-End Web Development specialization.

This course stands on its own - but it's also the middle step of a three-course path. Enrolling automatically enrolls you in the specialization.

Course 1

Crafting User Interface - End to End Web Development

Responsive, user-friendly pages built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React.

≈ 14 hours
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SQL and NoSQL fundamentals, MongoDB in practice, and building and consuming secure APIs.

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API Integration - End to End Web Development

SQL queries, database security and performance, and connecting APIs to front-end applications.

≈ 10 hours
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08 FAQ

Common questions

Everything learners ask before enrolling, answered plainly.

About the course

You'll learn how data is stored, managed and served in a web application. Module one covers database fundamentals, SQL versus NoSQL, design principles, basic and advanced SQL queries, normalization and an introduction to MongoDB. Module two covers MongoDB's architecture, local and Atlas setup, connections and CRUD operations. Module three covers REST design with Express, JWT authentication, role-based access control and integrating APIs into front-end applications.

Coursera lists this as an intermediate-level course. It starts from database fundamentals, so beginners can follow it, while some familiarity with JavaScript will help in the API module. Course 1 of the specialization, Crafting User Interface, covers the HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React side.

The current enrollment options and price for your region are shown on the Coursera course page. The course is included with a Coursera Plus subscription, and Coursera's financial aid is available for eligible learners. Enrollment also includes the whole End-to-End Web Development specialization track.

About 13 hours of total learning across 3 modules of 4 to 5 hours each, with 28 video lessons, 9 readings and 12 assignments. Coursera estimates 1 week at 10 hours a week. It's fully self-paced - deadlines flex around your schedule.

Each module has three practice quizzes, one per lesson, and a one-hour graded quiz at the end - 12 assignments in all. A reading after each lesson goes further into topics like SQL databases, MongoDB CRUD operations, and authentication with JWT and RBAC.

Yes - this page is Board Infinity's own overview of our course. Enrollment, payment, video lessons, grading and the certificate all happen on Coursera, where the course is hosted. Think of this page as the detailed tour before you head there.

Career & certificate

Yes. Completing the graded quizzes earns you a shareable certificate from Board Infinity, issued through Coursera with its own verification link. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile, resume or CV, and the same completed work counts toward the full specialization certificate.

It supports database administrator, back-end developer, full-stack developer, API developer and MongoDB or SQL developer roles, and gives software engineers a stronger grasp of data and API design.

Two ways. The certificate goes in your LinkedIn Licenses & Certifications section via Coursera's one-click add. Just as valuable is naming what you know: a line like “Studied database management - SQL queries and normalization, MongoDB CRUD and Atlas, RESTful APIs with Express, JWT and RBAC” gives interviewers something concrete to ask about.

Yes. The first module covers SQL in depth - basic and advanced queries, design and normalization - and introduces NoSQL. The second module is dedicated to MongoDB, from architecture and setup to CRUD operations.

This is the second course of the specialization. Before it, Crafting User Interface - End to End Web Development (~14 hours) covers the front end; after it, API Integration - End to End Web Development (~10 hours) goes further into connecting APIs to front-end applications. Completing all three earns the specialization certificate.

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