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Course Description
Students use the concepts acquired in the first course to begin to gather business requirements and create various models to outline the proposed work. They also are introduced to database concepts such as table creation, queries, ad hoc reporting and table relationships as one type of system that might be analyzed and implemented. The final portion of the course concentrates on project management.
Topics:
- Change management
- Risk analysis
- Database architecture and basic design (using MS Access or SQL Server)
- Project planning
- Different types of analytical and representational models such as ER diagrams, culture models and flow diagrams
- Introduction to MS Project
Prerequisites: Successful completion of the previous course or similar knowledge; two years of organization/business work experience or a four-year college degree; and a willingness to think abstractly.
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to help you develop the skills and knowledge necessary to:
- Better understand and use database resources
- Develop and implement relatively complex database projects
- Be an effective member of a database development team
- Supervise employees and contractors developing database projects
- Add database development to your consulting portfolio
- Develop and maintain a database project schedule using MS Project
Expectations for this Course
My expectations are that you listen to all of the lectures, complete each homework assignment and create your final project in the timeline given. You are also responsible for working with an ePeer partner throughout the quarter for providing and receiving timely, useful and constructive feedback on class assignments.
Course Format
The course is composed of a series of 10 modules in which you will read, participate in lectures and discussions, perform a variety of hands-on assignments, create a course project and make a short presentation. All assignments will use an ePeer system for timely, positive feedback and evaluation.
Technology and Software Requirements
In this course you will be required to have to the following software products.- Microsoft Office Access 2003 or 2007 - part of Microsoft Office Professional
- Microsoft Office Project 2003 or 2007 - part of Microsoft Office Professional
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 or 2007 - part of Microsoft Office Professional
- An eMail account
- (Optional) ePeers may want to use an Instant Messaging (IM) program like Windows Live Messenger
Both Access 2007 and Project 2007 are available free from MSDNAA.
Academic Conduct
The following paragraphs discussing academic integrity, copyright and privacy outline matters governing student conduct in the iSchool and the University of Washington. They apply to all assignments and communications in this course.
Academic Integrity
The essence of academic life revolves around respect not only for the ideas of others, but also their rights to those ideas and their promulgation. It is therefore essential that all of us engaged in the life of the mind take the utmost care that the ideas and expressions of ideas of other people always be appropriately handled, and, where necessary, cited. For writing assignments, when ideas or materials of others are used, they must be cited. The format is not that important–as long as the source material can be located and the citation verified, it’s OK. What is important is that the material be cited. In any situation, if you have a question, please feel free to ask. Such attention to ideas and acknowledgment of their sources is central not only to academic life, but life in general.
Please acquaint yourself with the University of Washington's resources on academic honesty.
Students are encouraged to take drafts of their writing assignments to the Writing Center for assistance with using citations ethically and effectively. Information on scheduling an appointment can be found here. Both virtual and face to face appointments can be made.
Copyright
All of the expressions of ideas in this class that are fixed in any tangible medium such as digital and physical documents are protected by copyright law as embodied in title 17 of the United States Code. These expressions include the work product of both: (1) your student colleagues (e.g., any assignments published here in the course environment or statements committed to text in a discussion forum); and, (2) your instructors (e.g., the syllabus, assignments, reading lists, and lectures). Within the constraints of "fair use" (you should have/will have learned about that in depth in LIS 550), you may copy these copyrighted expressions for your personal intellectual use in support of your education here in the iSchool. Such fair use by you does not include further distribution by any means of copying, performance or presentation beyond the circle of your close acquaintances, student colleagues in this class and your family. If you have any questions regarding whether a use to which you wish to put one of these expressions violates the creator's copyright interests, please feel free to ask the instructor for guidance.
Privacy
To support an academic environment of rigorous discussion and open expression of personal thoughts and feelings, we, as members of the academic community, must be committed to the inviolate right of privacy of our student and instructor colleagues. As a result, we must forego sharing personally identifiable information about any member of our community including information about the ideas they express, their families, life styles and their political and social affiliations. If you have any questions regarding whether a disclosure you wish to make regarding anyone in this course or in the iSchool community violates that person's privacy interests, please feel free to ask the instructor for guidance.
Knowing violations of these principles of academic conduct, privacy or copyright may result in University disciplinary action under the Student Code of Conduct.
Students with Disabilities
To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services: 448 Schmitz, 206-543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter from DSS indicating that you have a disability which requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to me so we can discuss the accommodations you might need in the class.
Academic accommodations due to disability will not be made unless the student has a letter from DSS specifying the type and nature of accommodations needed.
Student Code of Conduct
Good student conduct is important for maintaining a healthy course environment. Please familiarize yourself with the University of Washington's Student Code of Conduct.
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