January 2025 University Catalog

ISTM5006 Databases and Programming

This course focuses on the basic principles of databases, and how users, through application programs or direct database queries, are able to store and retrieve information. Learners develop a conceptual understanding of how administrators configure databases so information may be accessed efficiently and securely. Learners will also examine the computer-program-development process, examining how programmers use a programming language to specify the instructions a program executes to accomplish a specific task. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Learners without the required IT background must have completed ISTM5004, ISTM5006, ISTM5008 prior to registering for any ISTM course other than ISTM5002.