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    This document outlines a course on designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. The course contains 10 modules that cover topics such as gathering requirements, conceptual design, normalization, performance optimization, security design, and more. Each module includes lessons, a lab, and learning objectives.

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    This document outlines a course on designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. The course contains 10 modules that cover topics such as gathering requirements, conceptual design, normalization, performance optimization, security design, and more. Each module includes lessons, a lab, and learning objectives.

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    This document outlines a course on designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. The course contains 10 modules that cover topics such as gathering requirements, conceptual design, normalization, performance optimization, security design, and more. Each module includes lessons, a lab, and learning objectives.

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    Course Outline Module 1

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    Tafadzwa Mangoro
    This document outlines a course on designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. The course contains 10 modules that cover topics such as gathering requirements, conceptual design, normalization, performance optimization, security design, and more. Each module includes lessons, a lab, and learning objectives.

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    Course Outline Module 1: Designing a Conceptual Database Model

    This module explains the guidelines for designing a conceptual database model with a systematic perspective. A systematic
    approach involves formulating your database design process, following guidelines on how to gather and document database
    requirements, and following best practices when formulating a conceptual design. Finally, you will learn the guidelines for
    using Entity Framework.

    Lessons

     Overview of Database Design


     Gathering Database Requirements
     Creating a Conceptual Database Design
     Overview of Entity Framework

    Lab : Designing a Conceptual Database Model

     Formulating a Conceptual Database Design


     Creating a Conceptual Database Design

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Explain the key steps in the database design process.


     Gather database requirements.
     Describe the guidelines for creating a conceptual database design.
     Explain the guidelines for creating a conceptual database design by using the Entity Framework.

    Module 2: Designing a Logical Database Model

    This module explains the best practices followed when you build a new logical database model. You will also learn the
    guidelines for normalization when designing an OLTP model and when designing a data warehouse database. Finally, you
    will learn to evaluate the existing logical model of a database.

    Lessons

     Guidelines for Building a Logical Database Model


     Planning for OLTP Activity
     Evaluating Logical Models

    Lab : Designing a Logical Database Model

     Creating a Logical Database Model


     Normalizing the Logical Database Model

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Explain the guidelines for building a logical database model.


     Plan for OLTP activity.
     Evaluate Logical models.
    Module 3: Designing a Physical Database Model

    This module explains the guidelines to be followed when designing physical database objects and constraints. The module
    also covers the best practices for designing database tables and for designing data integrity.

    Lessons

     Selecting Data Types


     Designing Database Tables
     Designing Data Integrity

    Lab : Designing a Physical Database Model

     Specifying Database Object Naming Standards


     Converting a Logical Database Model into a Physical Database Model

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Design column data types.


     Design database tables.
     Design data integrity.

    Module 4: Designing Databases for Optimal Performance

    This module explains the considerations for designing indexes. The module also covers the guidelines for designing scalable
    databases, and choosing additional optimization techniques, including designing for plan guide and partition.

    Lessons

     Guidelines for Designing Indexes


     Designing a Partitioning Strategy
     Designing a Plan Guide
     Designing Scalable Databases

    Lab : Designing Databases for Optimal Performance

     Applying Optimization Techniques


     Creating Plan Guides
     Designing a Partitioning Strategy

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Design indexes.
     Design a partitioning strategy.
     Design a plan guide.
     Design scalable databases.

    Module 5: Designing Security for SQL Server 2008


    This module explains the best practices to be followed when designing for security in a database. The module will cover the
    guidelines for designing security for identity and access control, SQL development, database deployment. Finally, this
    module explains the guidelines for designing secure operations.

    Lessons

     Exploring Security in SQL Server 2008


     Implementing Identity and Access Control
     Guidelines for Secure Development in SQL Server 2008
     Guidelines for Secure Deployment of SQL Server 2008
     Guidelines for Secure Operations

    Lab : Designing Security for SQL Server 2008

     Designing Secure Development


     Implementing Secure Operations
     Copying an Unencrypted Database
     Implementing Transparent Data Encryption
     Attempting to Copy an Encrypted Database

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Explore different aspects of security in SQL Server 2008.


     Implement Identity and Access Control.
     Describe the guidelines for Secure development in SQL Server 2008.
     Describe the guidelines for secure deployment of SQL Server 2008.
     Describe the guidelines for secure operations.

    Module 6: Designing a Strategy for Database Access

    This module explains the best practices to be followed when designing a database access strategy. The module will cover
    the guidelines for designing views, stored procedures, and user defined function. Finally, this module explains the guidelines
    for CLR development.

    Lessons

     Guidelines for Designing Secure Data Access


     Designing Views
     Designing Stored Procedures
     Designing User-Defined Functions

    Lab : Designing a Strategy for Database Access

     Designing Security for Data Retrieval Objects


     Designing Data Retrieval Objects

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Describe the guidelines for designing secure data access.


     Design views.
     Design T-SQL stored procedures.
     Design user-defined functions.

    Module 7: Designing Queries for Optimal Performance

    This module will explain the considerations for optimizing and tuning queries to improve performance. The module will cover
    the design considerations to refactor cursors into queries.

    Lessons

     Considerations for Optimizing Queries for Performance


     Refactoring Cursors into Queries
     Extending Set-Based Operations

    Lab : Designing Queries for Optimal Performance

     Optimizing Query Performance


     Refactoring Cursors into Queries

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Explain the considerations for optimizing queries for performance.


     Refactor cursors into queries.
     Explain Set-Based Operations.

    Module 8: Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy

    This module describes considerations and guidelines for defining a transaction strategy for a solution. It also shows the
    guidelines to specify isolation levels for data stores.

    Lessons

     Guidelines for Defining Transactions


     Defining Isolation Levels
     Guidelines for Designing a Resilient Transaction Strategy

    Lab : Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy

     Determining the Database Isolation Level


     Determining the Order of Object Access
     Designing Transactions

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Describe the guidelines for defining transactions.


     Define isolation levels.
     Describe the guidelines for designing a resilient transaction strategy.
    Module 9: Designing an XML Strategy

    This module describes the guidelines to design XML techniques. This module will cover the design considerations for XML
    storage, XQuery, XPath, and FOR XML clause. Finally, this module will cover the considerations for converting data between
    XML and relational formats.

    Lessons

     Designing XML Storage


     Designing an XML Query Strategy
     Designing a Data Conversion Strategy

    Lab : Designing an XML Strategy

     Designing an XML Data Storage Model


     Converting Data Between XML and Relational Forms

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Design XML storage.


     Design an XML query strategy.
     Design data conversion between XML and Relational forms.

    Module 10: Designing SQL Server 2008 Components

    This module provides an overview of SQL Server 2008 architecture and the various considerations for choosing SQL Server
    components to be included in a solution. The module will also cover the considerations for designing service broker and full
    text search.

    Lessons

     Overview of SQL Server 2008 Components


     Designing a Service Broker Architecture
     Designing the Service Broker Data Flow
     Designing the Service Broker Availability
     Exploring Full-Text Search
     Designing a Full-Text Search Strategy

    Lab : Designing SQL Server 2008 Components

     Analyzing the Organizational Needs


     Designing a Service Broker Solution Model
     Designing a Detailed Service Broker Solution
     Implementing the Service Broker Solution

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

     Examine the SQL Server 2008 architecture.


     Design a Service Broker architecture.
     Design the Service Broker data flow.
     Explore full-text search.
     Design a full-text search strategy.

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