CIS 208 — Database Management Systems
In this course, students will learn database management system concepts, apply them to practical business situations and develop solutions using database software. Emphasis is on relational database design and implementation. Topics include creation of database objects for data storage, retrieval and analysis, table structures and relationships using primary and foreign keys, object dependencies, and importing and exporting of data. Additional topics to be discussed are the formation of complex queries using SQL (Structured Query Language), joins, indexing, as well as automating repetitive procedures with the use of macros.