Database Management Systems
Database Management Systems
3 (Credit hours 3)
Course Objectives:
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and implementations of the relational database
system in enterprises. Students will be exposed to file organization and secondary storage structures,
relational model and relational database systems. These are followed by database design Entity-
Relationship models, transactions, concurrency, recovery and SQL methodology.
Course Contents:
1. Introduction to Database Management System 3 hours
Introduction to Database Management System, Brief History of Database Management Systems,
Application Development without a Database, Advantages of the Database Management System
Approach, Components of a Database Management System, Leading Commercial Databases
Text Books:
1. Gerald V. Post: Database Management Systems, McGraw Hill International Edition