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Database Design and Programming with SQL
Overview
This course engages students to analyze complex business scenarios and create a data model—a conceptual representation of an
organization’s information. Participants implement their database design by creating a physical database using SQL. Basic SQL syntax
and the rules for constructing valid SQL statements are reviewed. This course culminates with a project that challenges students to
design, implement, and demonstrate a database solution for a business or organization.
Duration
• 180 hours
Target Audiences
Primary Audience
• College/university faculty who teach computer programming, information communications technology (ICT), or a related subject
• Secondary school teachers who teach computer programming, ICT, or a related subject.
Secondary Audience
• None
Prerequisites
Required
• Ease with using a computer
• General knowledge of databases and query activity
Suggested
• None
Suggested Next Courses
• Java Fundamentals
Lesson-by-Lesson Topics
Introduction
• Data vs. information
• History of the database
• Major transformations in computing
What is Data Modeling?
• Conceptual & physical models
• Entities, instances, attributes and identifiers
• Entity relationship modeling and ERDs
Entity Relationship Diagramming
• Identifying relationships
• ER diagramming conventions
• Speaking ERD and drawing relationships
• Matrix diagrams
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Supertypes, Subtypes, and Business Rules
• Supertypes and subtypes
• Documenting business rules
Working with Entity Relationships
• Relationship transferability
• Relationship types
• Resolving many-to-many relationships
• Understanding CRUD requirements
Unique Identifiers and Normalization
• Artificial, composite and secondary UID
• Normalization and first normal form
• Second normal form
• Third normal form
Arcs, Hierarchies, and Historical Data
• Arcs
• Hierarchies and recursive relationships
• Modeling historical data
ERD Project Presentation
• Presentation of the ERD to the client
• Modeling change
• Modeling change time
• Modeling change price
• Adding the time element to an ERD
Drawing Conventions and Generic Modeling
• Drawing conventions for readability
• Generic modeling
Transforming From Conceptual Model to Physical Model
• Introduction to relational database concepts
• Basic mapping
• Relationship mapping
• Subtype mapping
Introduction to SQL
• Introduction to Oracle Application Express
• SQL introduction: querying the database
• Basic modifications
• System development life cycle
Project
• Project overview and getting started
• Presentation project management
• Final presentation components
Presentation
• Creating tables for the final presentation
• Preparing written documentation
• Preparing visual materials
• Final presentations
SELECT Statements and Relational Database Technology
• Anatomy of a SQL statement
• Oracle database environment
• Using applications
• Relational database technology
Using the WHERE Clause
• Working with columns, characters, and rows
• Limit rows selected
• Comparison operators
Restricting Rows and Introduction to Functions
• Logical comparisons and precedence rules
• Sorting rows
• Introduction to functions – single row functions
Using Character, Number, and Date Functions
• Case and character manipulation
• Number functions
• Date functions
Using Single Row Functions
• Conversion functions
• NULL functions
• Conditional expressions
Executing Database Joins
• Cross joins and natural joins
• Join clauses
• Inner versus outer joins
• Self joins and hierarchical queries
Working with Group Functions
• Review of joins
• GROUP functions
• COUNT, DISTINCT, NVL
Using Complex SQL with Aggregated Data
• Using GROUP BY and HAVING clauses
• Using ROLLUP and CUBE operations, and GROUPING SETS
• Using SET operators
Creating Subqueries
• Fundamentals of subqueries
• Single row subqueries
• Multiple-row subqueries
• Correlated subqueries
Constructing DML Statements
• INSERT statements
• Updating column values and deleting rows
• DEFAULT values, MERGE, and multi-table inserts
Working with DDL Statements
• Creating tables
• Using data types
• Modifying a table
Ensuring Quality Query Results
• Ensuring quality query results
Creating and Managing Constraints
• Defining NOT NULL and UNIQUE constraints
• PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, and CHECK constraints
• Managing constraints
Creating and Managing Views
• Creating views
• DML operations and views
• Managing views
Working with Sequences
• Working with sequences
• Indexes and synonyms
Fundamentals of Database Security
• Controlling user access
• Creating and revoking object privileges
• Regular expressions
Understanding Database Transactions
• Database transactions
Oracle Proprietary Join Syntax
• Cartesian product and the JOIN operations
• NONEQUIJOINS
• OUTER joins
Project
• Testing
• Final project: database creation
• Final exam review
Ensuring Quality Query Results – Advanced Techniques
• Ensuring quality query results – advanced techniques
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