CISC 460 SQL Database Des & Implementation

This course introduces the physical and logical organization of databases, data retrieval languages, relational database languages, security and integrity, concurrency, distributed databases, and web access to database information. Emphasis is on software design using a relational database management system. Topics include: information systems, database management systems, relational databases, database design, query languages (SQL), data warehousing, data mining, database security, web site architecture and development (with database access.) The student is expected to develop a significant programming project in this area.