ITS 129

Introduction to Databases

This course covers the fundamental concepts in database technolog y, including storage structures, access methods, recovery, concurrency, and integrity. The relational model and its implementation will be covered in depth together with an overview of SQL and its role in application development. The course will also present an overview of database administration, including modeling and design activities. A substantial part of the course involves the development of an understanding of database concepts.

Course Student Learning Outcomes

Define common database terminology.
Create Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD).
Design and create a relational database using the normalization process.
Use Structured Query Language (SQL) to manipulate data.
Follow best practices in secure database design.

Credits:3

Lecture Hours:3

Prerequisites: ITS 118 or ICS 111 With a Grade of "C" or better, and ICS 200 With a Grade of "C" or better

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