4 credit hours. This course acquaints students with all phases of an information technology development project from recognizing the need through project implementation. Ideally it is multidisciplinary. This is a writing intensive course. Topics include database design, database system architecture, SQL, normalization techniques, storage structures, query processing, concurrency control, recovery, security, and new directions such as object-oriented and distributed database systems.
Students gain hands-on experience with commercial database systems and interface building tools.
Programming projects are required. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours. Topics include elements of system design life cycle, database concepts, and decision support. Managerial and technical dimensions of information systems are blended in a framework for IS systems.