IST-107 Database Management

This course is intended as a first course in database management. Microsoft Access is a relational database management system which enables users to manipulate data without redundancy by defining relationships between sets of data. The following database management skills are encountered through the use of business applications: creating and modifying the structure of tables, creating and editing data, sorting, indexing, and querying a database. Hands-on participation involves students in exercises and business case studies. Course fee required. Prerequisite: IST 102 or consent of TCS Division. Semesters offered: Fall, Spring. 3 Credits.