For introductory courses in database management at the undergraduate and MBA level. Hoffer focuses on the latest principles, concepts and technologies and what leading practitioners say is most important for database developers
Brief Contents Part I The Context of Database Management 1 The Database Environment 2 The Database Development Process Part II Database Analysis 3 Modeling Data in the Organization 4 The Enhanced E-R Model and Business Rules Part III Database Design 5 Logical Database Design and the Relational Model 6 Physical Database Design and Performance Part IV Implementation 7 Introduction to SQL 8 Advanced SQL 9 The Client/Server Database Environment 10 The Internet Database Environment 11 Data Warehousing Part V Advanced Database Topics 12 Data Quality and Integration 13 Data and Database Administration 14 Overview: Distributed Database 15 Overview: Object-Oriented Data Modeling 16 Overview: Using Relational Databases to Provide Object Persistence Appendices A E-R Modeling Tools and Notation B Advanced Normal Forms C Data Structures Glossary of Acronyms Glossary of Terms Index
