CMIS 3150 - Database Design & Modeling

Credit Hours: 3

This is an introduction to data modeling for current, RDBMS (Relational Data Base Management Systems) structures used in industry today. The student is introduced to some file system history and predecessors to RDMBS, along with appropriate DBMS terminology. The focus of the course is to develop the analysis skills needed to successfully translate business processes into viable data models that enable maximum transaction-processing speed. Students will employ Codd’s normalization technique and model the data using Entity Relationship Diagraming including Specialization Hierarchies, with Crow’s Foot notation.

Prerequisite: CMIS 3125 with a C- or better