An introduction to the various dimensions of effective business communication. Issues of purpose, audience, and style are covered. Information about current issues and trends in business communication is provided through coverage of communication productivity and technologies. A seminar on workplace communication issues, strategies, and skills. A case-study approach is followed in planning and writing a variety of corporate documents.
Emphasis is on enhancing advanced-level writing skills.
Assignments include oral presentations. CMIS 320 or equivalent. A study of advanced logical and physical design features and techniques of relational databases appropriate to the advanced end user, database designer, or database administrator. Topics include object-relational concepts, data modeling, challenge areas, physical design in relation to performance, and relational algebra as a basis of optimizer strategies. Future trends, advanced concurrency control mechanisms, and maintenance issues such as schema restructuring are addressed.