Advanced Database Management System: 3 semester hours

Catalog description

Topics related to database design and data management in a database environment, including data normalization, functional dependencies, database design, query language design, implementation constraints, data integrity and security, and distributed data processing. The emphasis is on the concepts and structures necessary to design and implement a database management system. Selected advanced topics such as distributed databases, object-oriented databases, real-time databases, and multimedia databases will be discussed. Because of the many advances in information technology and the database development techniques, new business needs and opportunities are constantly emerging and, with them, the need to manage new technologies and applications effectively. This course explores these new application areas and the management approaches needed to make them successful. Prerequisites: CINS 5033 or CINS 5305 .