Database Systems Certificate

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This certificate curriculum provides training, skills, and knowledge that prepare students for employment as entry-level database programmers and designers, or provides current professionals with essential database programming and design skills.

Students will create Microsoft Access and web database applications as well as write database user interfaces in the Visual Basic.Net environment.

Program Requirements

All students should consult an advisor.

CMAP 106 - Computer Literacy 3 semester hours
CMAP 242 - Introduction to Database Applications 3 semester hours
CMAP 245 - Advanced Database Applications 3 semester hours
CMSC 140 - Introduction to Programming 3 semester hours
CMSC 222 - Visual Programming 3 semester hours
TECH 272 - Professional Website Development 4 semester hours
TECH 278 - Web Application Development Using ColdFusion 4 semester hours
TECH 282 - Web Application Development Using PHP and MySQL 3 semester hours
OR
TECH 288 - Advanced Web Application Development Using ColdFusion 3 semester hours

Total Credit Hours: 26

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

Describe the advantages, disadvantages, and appropriate uses of various database management systems (DBMS).
Design a database system based on user requirements.
Create entity-relationship diagrams that accurately describe a database structure.
Understand and successfully utilize basic database design concepts such as primary and foreign keys, normalizing, bridge tables, alternate primary keys, and strong versus weak entities.
Create a database system that successfully fulfills an organization’s data requirements.