Preparing for your Professional Data Engineer Journey

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Introduction

List the domains covered on the Professional Data Engineer (PDE) certification exam.

Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain.

Syllabus

Introduction to Professional Data Engineer (PDE) Certification

Welcome to Preparing for the Professional Cloud Data Engineer Journey. In this introductory module, you learn about the role of a Professional Data Engineer. We discuss the types of resources available to support your study, and how to use the workbook to create your study plan.

In this module, you’ll explore considerations for designing data processing systems, which correspond to section 1 of the Professional Data Engineer Exam Guide. You start by discussing how a Professional Data Engineer performs this role at Cymbal Retail. Next, you’ll assess your skills in this section through 10 diagnostic questions. Then you’ll review these questions. Based on the areas you need to learn more about, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

In this module you’ll explore considerations for ingesting and processing data, which corresponds to section 2 of the Professional Data Engineer Exam Guide. You’ll start by discussing how a Professional Data Engineer performs this role at Cymbal Retail. Next, you’ll assess your skills in this section through 10 diagnostic questions. Then you’ll review these questions. Based on the areas you need to learn more about, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

In this module you’ll explore considerations for storing data, which corresponds to section 3 of the Professional Data Engineer Exam Guide. You start by discussing how a Professional Data Engineer performs this role at Cymbal Retail. Next, you’ll assess your skills in this section through 10 diagnostic questions. Then you’ll review these questions. Based on the areas you need to learn more about, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

In this module, you’ll explore considerations when preparing and using data for analysis, which corresponds to section 4 of the Professional Data Engineer Exam Guide. You start by discussing how a Professional Data Engineer performs this role at Cymbal Retail. Next, you’ll assess your skills in this section through 10 diagnostic questions. Then you’ll review these questions. Based on the areas you need to learn more about, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

In this module you’ll explore considerations for maintaining and automating data workloads, which corresponds to section 5 of the Professional Data Engineer Exam Guide. You start by discussing how a Professional Data Engineer performs this role at Cymbal Retail. Next, you’ll assess your skills in this section through 10 diagnostic questions. Then you’ll review these questions. Based on the areas you need to learn more about, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

In this module, you focus on creating your individualized study plan. You will use the notes you’ve been taking throughout this course to put together a study plan for each week in your Professional Data Engineer journey.