Database Concepts

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Collection, organisation and storage of data are major tasks in many human activities and in every modern computing system. Computer-based information systems ensure that this data is permanently maintained, quickly updated and made accessible to users. Databases are essential components of computerised information systems. This is a module for all students interested in understanding how to design, develop and query databases. In this module students will learn the fundamentals of database models, database designing methodologies, database querying. They will learn details about the relational database model, relational database query languages (relational algebra/calculus, SQL), the entity-relationship model for database design. From a more practical point of view they will gain experience in building a relational database using a commercial database management system. Students will find these skills very useful in the development of any application requiring the storage and manipulation of data. SI - National Univ. of Singapore: This course covers the concepts involved in the implementation of database management systems. It includes physical implementation (storage management, access methods, query processing, and optimization) and dealing with multi-user applications (concurrency control).