CSCI 440  Database Systems: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

COREQUISITE: CSCI 232. (F) DBMS architecture; major database models; relational algebra fundamentals; SQL query language; index file structures, data modeling and management, entity relationship diagrams. CSCI 366 is recommended

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1. Correctly design relational databases, both on the conceptual and relational levels.
2. Apply concepts of relational algebra (i.e., the theoretical foundations for SQL).
3. Explain purpose of normal forms, and perform normalization up to the Third Normal Form.
4. Implement and query relational databases using SQL.