DTM-531 Advanced Database Systems
This course covers advanced database management system design principles and techniques. Course topics include access methods, query processing and optimization, transaction processing, distributed databases, object-oriented and object-relational databases, semi-structured data, search engines, transaction management, advanced indexing, multidimensional data, performance evaluation, advanced structured query language (SQL), and database tuning. Students learn about the advanced object-relational features such as binary large objects (BLOBs), abstract data types, and methods. In addition, students learn about database programming including the use of triggers and stored procedures.