3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the principles of single and multiple application of data base systems. In addition, it will develop graphical and logical skills that are used to construct logical models of information handling systems. Topics include data independence and data redundancy, comparative survey of nomenclature, logical and physical views of data, data description languages and the database management system, relational, hierarchal, and network approaches, operations informational systems, security and integrity, data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, analysis response requirements, and immediate access diagrams.