Information Systems Program
Database Management Essentials
Module 1: Course Introduction
Lesson 1: Course Objectives
Lesson Objectives
Gain context for this course in the specialization
Understand targeted learners for this course
Understand broad course objectives and prerequisite
background
Information Systems Program
Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence
Course 1
Database management
essentials
Course 2
Data
Data warehouse
warehouse design
design and
and
data
data integration
integration
Course 3
Relational
Relational database
database support
support for
for
data
data warehouses
warehouses
Course 4
Business
Business intelligence
intelligence concepts,
concepts,
tools,
tools, and
and applications
applications
Course 5
Capstone
Capstone course
course with
with aa
comprehensive
comprehensive case
case study
study
Information Systems Program
Targeted Learners
University students
Project management
IT professionals
Business analysts
Information Systems Program
Broad Course Objectives
Provide a foundation of database management background for a
business intelligence career
Explain characteristics of databases and features of database
management systems
Create tables and formulate business queries using SQL
Create entity relationship diagrams (ERDs) to represent business
requirements
Convert an ERD to a table design
Analyze table designs for unwanted redundancy
Reflect on guidelines and goals for query formulation, redundancy
elimination, and data modeling
5
Information Systems Program
Prerequisite Background
Not an introductory computing course
Basic computing concepts and personal
computing applications
No computer programming but detailed concepts
and skills
Information Systems Program
Summary
Basic course on database management concepts and
skills
Develop knowledge and skills for query formulation and
database development
Prerequisite background for other courses in the data
architectures track
Career opportunities for IT professionals as well as
business and computer science students
Information Systems Program