DATABASE DESIGN FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
Introduction to contemporary database management systems, the design process employed when implementing databases to solve data and information management problems, developing queries and scripts, and other issues in employing databases to solve organizational information and data challenges.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand conceptual design concepts of contemporary database systems Audience: Graduate 2. Be able to implement design concepts to create and manage a database given a database system Audience: Graduate 3. Use notation systems to develop and communicate a database design to others Audience: Graduate 4. Understand basic principles of scripting languages and their use in making databases web accessible Audience: Graduate 5. Use SQL or other tools to create and manage a database as well as to manipulate data and produce queries Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand conceptual design concepts of contemporary database systems Audience: Graduate 2. Be able to implement design concepts to create and manage a database given a database system Audience: Graduate 3. Use notation systems to develop and communicate a database design to others Audience: Graduate 4. Understand basic principles of scripting languages and their use in making databases web accessible Audience: Graduate 5. Use SQL or other tools to create and manage a database as well as to manipulate data and produce queries Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027