====== LI844 Database Design 3 credit hours======
|Description | This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of database design, including analyzing information requirements, developing an entity-relationship model, organizing data into a relational database, and querying the database. The focus is on database applications and assessing designs to determine efficient database access for various clients. |
|syllabus | [[slim:classes:844:li844_syllabus]]|

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====== Instructor(s) =======
^Instructor^email^fon/text^other^
|[[scholars:Arendt, Anne]]|aarendt@emporia.edu or anne.marie.arendt@gmail.com||d|




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====== Text Book(s) and Required Readings =======
^Title^b^c^d^
|[[books:2014Watt_Database Design]]|b|c|d|
|[[books:xx]]|b|c|d|
|[[books:xx]]|b|c|d|
|[[articles:xx]]|b|c|d|


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====== Useful Lists =======
^List^
|[[slim:classes:844:li844_class_roster]]|
|[[slim:classes:844:li844_reading_list]]|
|[[slim:classes:844:li844_database_use_in_libraries]]|
|[[slim:classes:844:li844_gis_in_libraries]]|
|[[slim:classes:844:li844_trends_in_database_technologies]]|


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====== Major Projects =======
^Project^Due Date^^
|[[class:844:xx]]|6/17|
|[[class:844:xx]]|7/8|
|[[class:844:xx]]|7/22|
|[[class:844:xx]]|8/10|



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====== Weekly Tasks =======
^Week^Dates^Task^
|01| 5/21 - 5/27 |post mini-biography to discussion forum|[[slim:classes:844:li844mod01]]|
|01||yy|
|02| 5/28 - 6/03 |describe the principles of relational database design via discussion board |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod02]]|
|03| 6/04 - 6/10 |research and discuss current trends in database technologies via discussion board |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod03]]|
|04| 6/11 - 6/17 |conduct an analysis of information requirements and recommendations while considering maintainability|[[slim:classes:844:li844mod04]]|
|05| 6/18 - 6/24 |describe the entity-relationship model, creating tables and fields, and establishing keys and relationships between data sets |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod05]]|
|06| 6/25 - 7/01 |conduct an analysis of information requirements for the purpose of designing a relational database |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod06]]|
|07| 7/02 - 7/08 |create a relational database that will meet specific information requirements offered in assignment detail |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod07]]|
|08| 7/09 - 7/15 |work on database project |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod08]]|
|09| 7/16 - 7/22 |document the purpose of your relational database design, including entity-relationship model, tables, fields, keys and relationships between data sets|[[slim:classes:844:li844mod09]]|
|10| 7/23 - 7/29 |write instructions for database use and modification |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod10]]|
|11| 7/30 - 8/05 |evalutate database design and performance via peer review |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod11]]|
|12| 8/06 - 8/10 |finalize database, documentation, lessons learned, and best practices |[[slim:classes:844:li844mod12]]|