Information Systems (IS) is a key topic in informatics engineering. Databases are the data repository that is required in any IS. The database course is a key course in the area of IS. The main objective of this course unit is to prepare students to design and develop database systems that meet the users' needs according to the organizational management goals.
This is an introductory course on databases. It is focused on the relational paradigm. It covers the design (UML model), construction (SQL data definition language), querying (SQL data manipulation language and PL/SQL) and management (optimization, access control and concurrency policies).
By:
- Daniel Silva
- Fábio Gaspar