CIS 031 - INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

    Recent Professors
    Gail Casburn, Lionel Levine, Shayan Fazeli
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30–60 students
    Difficulty
    6.4Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Introduction to concepts in data and information management centered around the core skills of identifying organizational information requirements, conceptual data modeling techniques, conversion of conceptual data models into relational data models, verification of structural characteristics with normalization techniques, and implementation of a relational database using an industrial-strength database management system. Overview of data quality and data security tasks, database application development, and data and information management technologies that provide decision support capabilities under the broad business intelligence umbrella. Total of 36 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory.
    Usually Held
    Thu 6:30pm–9:20pm, Mon Wed 6:30pm–8:40pm, Thu 2:30pm–3:35pm, Thu 6:30pm–8:35pm