Course Objectives:
The following are the major objectives of this course:
- define a Database Management System
- give a description of the Database Management structure
- define a Database
- define basic foundational terms of Database
- understand the applications of Databases
- know the advantages and disadvantages of the different models
- compare relational model with the Structured Query Language(SQL)
- know the constraints and controversies associated with relational database model.
- know the rules guiding transaction ACID
- identify the major types of relational management systems
- compare and contrast the types of RDBMS based on several criteria
- understand the concept of data planning and Database design
Topics Covered:
This course consists of thirteen (13) units, divided into 3 modules. Each module deals with major aspect of the course.
Module 1
- Unit 1 Overview
- Unit 2 Database
- Unit 3 Database Concepts
- Unit 4 Database Models 1
- Unit 5 Database Models: Relational Model
- Unit 6 Basic Components of DBMS
Module 2
- Unit 1 Development and Design-Of Database
- Unit 2 Structured Query Languages (SQL)
- Unit 3 Database and Information Systems Security
- Unit 4 Database Administrator and Administration
Module 3
- Unit 1 Relational Database Management Systems
- Unit 2 Datawarehouse
- Unit 3 Document Management System