Course Outline:

"Extend integrated file systems to the data base concept of data storage and retrieval.
Define the terminology embodied in data base systems and that used with specific software packages.
Develop an understanding of the three fundamental approaches to a data base model. Namely, relational, hierarchical, and network. Discover the advantages and limitations of the three approaches.
Study end-user query languages available with existing DBMS software packages and categorize these languages using relational algebra or relational calculus theory.
Study the theory behind the relational approach to dbms and the impact of this theory on data model design.
Gain practical programming experience with the relational DBMS package available on the IUP Dec Vax System, i.e., VAX/RDB/SQL.
Gain practical programming experience with a microcomputer based data base package such as Microsoft Access, DBASE III PLUS, Paradox, Oracle, etc." --Dr. Shubra