Course
digicode: AWSDEA
Exam Prep: AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate – Intensive Training («AWSDEA»)
Course facts
- Identifying the scope and content tested by the AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate exam
- Applying effective test-taking strategies for different question types
- Practicing with exam-style questions to build confidence and identify knowledge gaps
- Understanding key concepts across all exam domains including data ingestion, transformation, data store management, operations, and security
This course helps you understand what is important for the exam, how to approach different question types, and how to identify common misconceptions that appear on the test. The instructor will guide you through exam-focused reviews of each domain, highlighting frequently tested concepts, clarifying easily confused topics, and providing strategic approaches to question analysis.
Through targeted practice with exam-style questions, you will develop the specific knowledge and testtaking skills needed to succeed on the certification exam.
0 Introduction
- Exam format and structure
- Question types and scoring
- Test-taking strategies
- Preparation resources
1 Data Ingestion and Transformation
- 1.1 Perform data ingestion
- 1.2 Transform and process data
- 1.3 Orchestrate data pipelines
- 1.4 Apply programming concepts
- Walkthrough of exam-style questions
- Additional questions
2 Data Store Management
- 2.1 Choose a data store
- 2.2 Understand data cataloging systems
- 2.3 Manage the lifecycle of data
- 2.4 Design data models and schema evolution
- Walkthrough of exam-style questions
- Additional questions
3 Data Operations and Support
- 3.1 Automate data processing by using AWS services
- 3.2 Analyze data by using AWS services
- 3.3 Maintain and monitor data pipelines
- 3.4 Ensure data quality
- Walkthrough of exam-style questions
- Additional questions
4 Data Security and Governance
- 4.1 Apply authentication mechanisms
- 4.2 Apply authorization mechanisms
- 4.3 Ensure data encryption and masking
- 4.4 Prepare logs for audit
- 4.5 Understand data privacy and governance
- Walkthrough of exam-style questions
- Additional questions
5 Course Wrap-up
- Review of exam domains
- Final test-taking strategies
- Additional preparation resources
- Next steps
This course includes presentations, discussions, and guided practice with exam-style questions and scenario-based discussions. Each content module includes section slides aligned to the task statements in the domain followed by a walkthrough section of relevant questions.
This course is intended for data professionals with 2-3 years of experience in data engineering and 1-2 years of hands-on experience with AWS services who are preparing to take the AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) exam.
- 2-3 years of experience in data engineering
- 1-2 years of hands-on experience with AWS services
- Basic familiarity with AWS data services