Database Administration

Catalog description

This course provides students with solid theoretical and practical knowledge for developing database management systems. Students will plan, design, implement, maintain, and use database management systems and review the use of databases in small and large commercial organizations. The course addresses concepts, database structures, database architecture, understanding user requirements, user views, functions, and evaluation of database management systems. The course focuses on the relational database model, standard SQL language, database structure normalization, conceptual data modeling, and the entity-relationship data model. Students will work with real world applications and databases. Concepts of data integrity, security, privacy, ethical use, and concurrence control are included.