Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to successfully challenge the CNA designation test by Novell. Topics include data dictionaries, entity relationships, data modelling, normalization, relational data structures, and access methods. Emphasis is placed on SQL data manipulation language. Data base administration and data base performance issues are also discussed. Course concludes with a Term Project involving the implementation of a large database application.
Emphasis is placed on the business application of the C programming environment.
Students select a topic for the work report in consultation with the Co-operative Education Officer and the employer and receive guidelines on how to write a work report form the College. The application of the theoretical studies undertaken in academic terms 1 and 2 through paid temporary full-time placement in the work place. A comprehensive report on the work term completed outside normal working hours culminates the work experience. The emphasis in this course is an understanding of the applications commonly encountered in business, such as Accounts Receivable and Inventory Management, and the systems design considerations involved. Introduces fundamentals of object oriented programming and design in Java.