CS636: Database Application Development

Catalog Description

A study of database applications, that is, software systems that solve a particular real-world problem and hold their data in a relational database. The systems under study also have a realistic user interface. Students work in small groups on a real-world project specified and implemented during the term. Topics include system specification from user needs, analysis of data flow and work flow, object design, database design, client-server techniques, and rapid prototyping systems.