Understand the fundamentals of Transact-SQL and its role in querying relational data.
Lessons:

• What is Transact-SQL?
• SQL Server and Azure SQL overview
• Basic SELECT statements
  
  
• Key Topics:
• SQL syntax
• Data retrieval
• Query structure

Explore joins and relationships to retrieve data across tables.
Lessons:

• INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN
• Combining data from multiple sources
• Aliases and subqueries
  
  
• Key Topics:
• Table relationships
• Join operations
• Query optimization

Use WHERE clauses, logical operators, and ORDER BY to refine queries.
Lessons:

• Filtering with conditions
• Sorting results
• Using wildcards and patterns
  
  
• Key Topics:
• WHERE and ORDER BY
• Logical expressions
• Pattern matching

Summarize data using aggregate functions and GROUP BY clauses.
Lessons:

• COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
• GROUP BY and HAVING
• Nested queries
  
  
• Key Topics:
• Data summarization
• Aggregation logic
• Group filtering

Perform data manipulation operations to update database content.
Lessons:

• INSERT new records
• UPDATE existing data
• DELETE unwanted rows
  
  
• Key Topics:
• DML operations
• Transaction control
• Data integrity

Apply Transact-SQL in Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Synapse environments.
Lessons:

• Connecting to databases
• Executing queries in Azure
• Using SQL tools and interfaces
  
  
• Key Topics:
• Platform compatibility
• Cloud-based querying
• Tool usage