The database development life cycle
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Learn how relational database systems are constructed and their importance in computer systems. This free course provides an overview of the database development life cycle, emphasizing data analysis and the differences from traditional software development. Enhance your understanding of the waterfall model, development artifacts, and effective communication in database development.
No idea how relational database systems are constructed? Did you know that they underpin the majority of the managed data storage in computer systems? This free course, The database development life cycle, has been designed to give you an overview of the developmental lifecycle for a database system, explaining the importance of data analysis and highlighting how database development differs from traditional software development.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Describe the key points of the waterfall model applied to database development
Appreciate the roles of various development artefacts, such as the data requirements document, conceptual data model and such like used to communicate between activities in the database development life cycle
Communicate effectively about aspects of the development of databases.
