CIS 132 - Introduction to Databases

    Recent Professors
    Anupriya Vysala, Mounjed R. Moussalem
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course covers database design and the use of database management systems. It includes an introduction to the relational model, relational algebra, and SQL. It also covers XML data including DTDs and XML Schema for validation, and an introduction to the query and transformation languages XPath, XQuery, and XSLT. The course includes relational design principles based on dependencies and normal forms. Additional database topics introduced are indexes, views, transactions, authorization, integrity constraints, triggers, on-line analytical processing (OLAP), and emerging NoSQL (Not only SQL) databases for cloud and desktop computing.