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Relational Database Design (edX)

Offered by University System of Maryland - USM, USMx, University of Maryland Baltimore County, UMBC,
Relational Database Design (edX)

Learn how to design relational databases, including many popular relational database models. Relational database normal form will also be covered, so your design will conform to industry best practices.

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In this course you will learn how to design relational databases and model those designs for others to understand. All forms of Normal Form will be covered so your database designs conform to best practices and are optimal.

What you'll learn

  • Identify physical and logical models.
  • Create Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), including tools to create ERDs.
  • Create Schema Diagrams, including tools to create them.
  • Create databases in Normal Forms 1 through 5 plus Boyce–Codd Normal Form (BCNF).
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