A Management Approach to Database Applications

This book is a rounded student text on databases from a management and information systems perspective rather than a purely `hard¿ computer science and/or mathematical treatment. It will be useful to students on computer science, information systems and business studies modules.

Key features

• Databases are described in the context of the management of information systems development in organisations. This gives students a practical outlook on Information Systems Development, which will serve them well in industry.
• Relevant technical material, such as SQL, UML, Access, and Oracle is described
• Other related material which puts database applications fully in context includes: tools; data warehousing and data mining; networks; client server, GIS; ERP (e.g. SAP); group database work; internet; call centres; e-commerce.
• Includes material relevant to database applications development of all systems from the PC to large-scale databases.
• Structured for ease of use for both the student and instructor; it has five major parts and nineteen chapter
• Covers all aspects of databases, from modelling and development, to hardware and software environment, to management and people issues, and database applications
• Includes pedagogy, such as summaries, examples, cases, questions, problems

Part A: Introduction

• 1 Introduction

• 2 Business Analysis
• 3 Conceptual Shema
• 4 Logical Schema
• 5 Physical Schema

• 6 Corporate DBMS
• 7 PC DBMS
• 8 Internet Applications
• 9 SQL
• 10 Tool Support
• 11 Distributed Databases
• 12 Data warehousing/data mining

• 13 Strategy
• 14 Project Management
• 15 Development
• 16 Personnel
• 17 Outsourcing/Legacy
• 18 Security/Disaster recovery

• 19 Application Areas