Relational Database Implementation and Applications

Course Overview

In today's data-driven world, the ability to work with relational databases is an essential skill for professionals in various fields. This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to become proficient in database management and application development. Whether you are pursuing a career as a database administrator, software developer, or data analyst, this course provides you with a strong foundation to excel in your chosen field. By the end of this course, students will be able to: • Describe relational databases and their core components, including tables, rows, columns, and keys. • Implement relational database and usage of indexes, views, triggers, temporary tables, functions, and stored procedures. • Describe their role in enforcing business logic and data integrity in database environment. • Apply database design and SQL knowledge to real-world application development. • Develop database-driven applications using programming languages, such as Java, Python or C/C++ and frameworks. • Describe the concepts of indexing and hashing in efficient support for search operations. • Describe the concepts of transactions and their properties (ACID: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability). • Define concurrency control and understand the impact of uncontrolled concurrent transactions on data integrity. Software Requirements: VS Code editor, MySQL Workbench, PostgreSQL To succeed in this course, learners should possess a solid understanding of relational database design. If you haven't yet mastered these skills, we strongly recommend completing Introduction to Relational Databases and Relational Database Design beforehand. These foundational courses are designed to equip you with the essential knowledge necessary to excel in this material.