COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed for a student entering the computer systems field who desires an understanding of relational databases. Students will apply relational database concepts and principles using MySQL. Topics covered in this course are: relational database design, tables, records, fields, data normalization, data types, primary and foreign keys, relationships, and queries. (3 Credits) (3 Lecture, 0 Lab)
TEXT AND REFERENCES
1. Database Systems (Student supplied textbook)
2. Laptop. Running Windows 7 or newer. (School or Student supplied equipment)
3. Course Instructional Guide (Online)
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
See this link for additional course expectations.
COURSE EVALUATION
Student objectives and evaluations are translated to a percentage and the percentages to grades. The following percentage distribution guarantees the following grade: A:93%+, A-:90%+, B+:87%+, B:83%+, B-:78%+, C+:77%+, C:73%+, C-:70%+, D+:67%+, D:63%+, D-:60%+, F:<60%.
REQUIREMENTS
This course is lecture/lab based. The CST Staff will deliver the lectures, as well as supervise the lab. The student is expected to spend at least 45 hours per credit in self study with direction from instructors and/or instructional guides and testing. This a three (3) credit course, so an average student is expected to spend approximately 135 hours completing this course, which includes lectures and lab. All lectures will be scheduled, with that schedule posted online.
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