3.00 Credits
Database Principles and Applications is a project-based course intended to teach students how to create, implement and maintain complex database systems. A variety of industry standard DBMS software applications are used to learn to model, design, create and maintain a relational database in a business environment. Students learn relational database schemas, SQL, functions, stored procedures, transaction management and database connectivity. Data analytics techniques are used to best meet the information needs of modern decision makers. An overview of advanced distributed database systems is introduced including Data Warehousing, Data Mining, GIS, OLAP, Big Data, Business Performance Management (BPM) and others. 3-0-3