IT 240 Introduction to Databases
Summary
This course will introduce students to the design, implementation and use of desktop databases. Major topics include: modeling using ER diagrams, creating and maintaining a database using a PC based application, compose and use queries in Structured Query Language, create and customize forms and reports, and integrate databases with other sources of data and applications.
Texts
Database Concepts, 6th Edition, Kroenke & Auer, Prentice Hall, 2013
ISBN-10: 0132742926, ISBN-13: 9780132742924
Grading
- Homework (includes a final project): 40%
- Midterm: 30%
- Final Exam: 30%
- Note: Requests for makeup midterm exams must be requested before the in-class midterm date. Requests after the exam date will not be permitted.
Prerequisites
Learning Domain
IT 240 Introduction to Databases is included in the Liberal Studies program as a course with credit in the Scientific Inquiry domain. Courses in the Scientific Inquiry domain are designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn the methods of modern science and its impact on the world around us. Courses are designed to help students develop a more complete perspective about science and the scientific process, including: an understanding of the major principles guiding modern scientific thought; a comprehension of the varying approaches and aspects of science; an appreciation of the connection among the sciences; the fundamental role of mathematics in practicing science; an awareness of the roles and limitations of theories and models in interpreting, understanding, and predicting natural phenomena; and a realization of how these theories and models change or are supplanted as our knowledge increases.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the major principles guiding modern scientific thought. Students will demonstrate a mastery of the science content knowledge of their SID courses.
- Students will know that science, technology, and math serve as mechanisms for inquiry into the nature of the universe. Students will:
- identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations;
- design and conduct a scientific investigation to test a scientific hypothesis;
- use appropriate tools and techniques together, analyze, and interpret data to support or refute a scientific hypothesis;
- develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence;
- describe relationships between evidence and explanations using critical and logical thinking;
- recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions;
- communicate scientific procedures and explanations;
- use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry.
- Students will understand and appreciate the interrelationships among science, technology and math. Students will:
- use technology and mathematics to identify a problem or design a solution to a problem;
- give examples of how science and technology inform and influence each other.
- Students will understand and appreciate the role of science in society and in their lives. Students will:
- Provide examples of how science and technology impact our lives, and how social needs and concerns impact our development of technology and scientific investigation;
- develop positive attitudes towards science, technology, and mathematics;
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
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