With this course students can cover the following areas:
Introduction to Databases, History of Databases, Introduction to Database Management Systems, Types of Databases, Hierarchical and Network, Data Models, Relational, Entity Relationship and Object Oriented Data Models, Evolution of Data Models, Entity Relationship (E-R) Model, Logical Structure and Keys in Relational Models, Relational Algebra, Relational Database Model, Developing E-R Diagrams, Database Tables and Normalization, Introduction to SQL, Introduction to the Database Query, Categorize Data Using Operators, Summarizing Data Results From a Query, Sorting, and Grouping Data, Restructuring Appearance of Data, Understanding of Dates and Times, Joining Tables in Queries, Using Sub-Queries to Define Unknown Data, Combining Multiple Queries into One, and Stored Procedures and Functions.
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Faculty of Natural Sciences
The Faculty currently offers 29 programmes of study ranging from Certificate to Postgraduate level, as well as stand-alone courses and short courses. The main undergraduate programmes offered by the Faculty are BSc degree programme and BSc (Hons) degree programmes with nearly 5,000 students.