UW is offering a Certificate Program in Database Management that UW undergraduates can take as part of their normal credit load this summer. The Certificate in Database Management consists of two 5-credit courses and will give you a solid understanding of how database systems are deployed and used within the context of business, industry and other organizations.
INFO 340, Database Management and Information Retrieval, 5 credits (NW)
M-Th, 1200-250, A Term
Covering database fundamentals in a condensed format, this course introduces many of the valuable skills required for employment as a database professional, including the relational data model, the database system lifecycle (including entity-relationship diagramming and normalization), as well as basic SQL programming and principles of transaction management. With four hours of lab time every week, each student will develop a simple database on a business premise of their choosing. Prerequisite: none for Summer.
INFO 445, Advanced Database Design, Management and Maintenance, 5 credits
M-Th, 1200-250, B Term
This course continues the material begun in INFO 345, offering advanced perspectives on database management theory, architecture, and implementation, including conceptual, logical, physical modeling. Index structures, query optimization and performance tuning, relational algebra, transaction processing, operational databases, decision support systems, and data warehousing. Projects in database implementation and integration. Social implications of large distributed database systems. Students will continue and complete their database projects. Prerequisite: INFO 340 for Summer.
Come to one of the information sessions to meet the instructor and program manager.
Wednesday, May 23, 4:00 to 5:00 pm, Mary Gates Hall, Room 420
Tuesday, May 29, 6:00 to 7:00 pm, Mary Gates Hall, Room 420
Find web information here: Summer Quarter Certificate Programs and Database Management.
