Database Design

Course Description

A survey of principles, structure, analysis, and techniques of database design and implementation. Topics include physical and logical design, normalization, database models, security, integrity and queries.

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe characteristics of entity relationship components and explain how relationships between entities are defined.
  • Build ER Model.
  • Explain normalization and normal forms.
  • Create data models based on EER diagrams.
  • Use SQL commands and function for data manipulation and data administration.
  • Describe database design strategies.
  • Describe various models used for concurrency control.

Prerequisites

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