BDA102B – Introduction to Databases Part 2
Associate of Applied Science in Business Data Analytics
Course ID
BDA 102B
Course Credits
4
About BDA102B – Introduction to Databases Part 2
This course continues the introduction to relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL). The focus of the course will be primarily SQL using MySQL and MySQL Workbench. Students acquire foundational understanding of databases, how they are structured, and how transactions are performed on database. SQL language concepts concerning creating, reading, updating, and deleting data will be presented. Additional topics introduced include data types, tables, keys, relationships, functions, indexes, views, stored procedures, and optimization and replication. Upon completion of the course students will be able to understand how to create, modify, and maintain SQL databases to provide in-depth software-based solutions.
Topics Covered In Course
BDA 102B Topics
- Define the security context of a database and its users in MS SQL Server; Manage database users and their privileges
- Create, use and drop index
- Use integrity constraints to control data entry
- Understand benefits of using SQL in programming environment
- Use aggregate functions in queries; utilize subqueries.
Prerequisites
Students must have experience using a keyboard and mouse in a GUI-based OS such as Microsoft Windows or Macintosh and understand how to download and install programs found on the Internet.