Maricopa Community Colleges  BPC117BH   19906-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-26-1990

BPC117BH  1990 Fall – 2011 Summer II

L+L  1.0 Credit(s)  1.0 Period(s)  1.0 Load  Occ

Database Management: Focus - Level II

Exploration of additional components of the Focus database management program.

Prerequisites: BPC117AH or CIS117AH or permission of Instructor.

Cross-References: CIS117BH

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

BPC117BH  1990 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Database Management: Focus - Level II

 

1.

Use a full complement of additional database commands and selection tools. (I)

2.

Access multiple files simultaneously (as supported by specific database software.) (II)

3.

Compose varied numerical, character, data, and logical expressions. (III)

4.

Present database files and their records in various organized ways (alphabetic, numerical, by date, etc.) (IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

BPC117BH  1990 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Database Management: Focus - Level II

 

I. Additional commands and selections

II. Accessing multiple files

III. Creating varied expressions

A. Mathematical computations

B. String manipulation

C. Dates and their uses

D. Logical operators

E. Sums, averages, counts, and other statistics

F. Functions

IV. Reordering the database

A. Permanent reorganization (sorting, etc.)

B. Indexing

1. Simple indexes

2. Compound indexes

C. Filtering

 

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