DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Course Description

This course introduces the student to the basic theoretical and practical concepts of a database, its setup, implementation, use and maintenance in a typical business organization. The course consists of two parts:

Part I, which is purely theoretical and Part II, which is practical.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be:

• Familiarized with the basic concepts of database systems and data modeling.

• Able to develop relational databases that are secure.

• Able to formulate queries in databases and to use at least one DBMS.

• Able to import and export data to and from different applications.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Appreciate the basic concepts of database systems and data modeling

• Develop relational databases that are secure.

• Formulate queries in databases and to use at least one DBMS

• Import and export data to and from different applications