CSC 380 - Fundamentals Of Database Systems

This course aims at giving the students a broad foundation in the fundamental concepts of database. This should allow students to design and implement real life databases, in addition to evaluate existing ones. Students will be able to use query of different types of complexity.

Students will be able to:

• Understand the role of a database management system (DBMS), its objective and its different functionalities.
• Get acquainted with the characteristics of a database, a database system and a DBMS.
• Master the different data models and their use to design databases.
• Be able to design, evaluate and improve real life and complex database applications.
• Create databases, develop related applications and be ready to process real life applications.