Data Management and Data Systems
Description
Databases are widely prevalent and underlie technology used every day. They reside behind a huge number of websites and are a crucial component of telecommunications systems, banking systems, video games, and many other software systems and electronic devices that maintain some amount of persistent information.
This course provides an introduction to database design and the use of database management systems for applications. Learn about data models, schema vs. data, data definition language, and data manipulation language. Explore the different jobs involved in building a database including database designers, application developers, and administrators. Gain a familiarity with the design and development of applications including design in UML and relational design principles.
Prerequisites
Topics include
- Characteristics of high performing databases
- Indexes, views and transactions
- Authorization, integrity constraints and triggers
- Online analytical processing (OLAP) and JSON
- NoSQL systems
Course Availability
The course schedule is displayed for planning purposes – courses can be modified, changed, or cancelled. Course availability will be considered finalized on the first day of open enrollment. For quarterly enrollment dates, please refer to our graduate education section.