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This course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to identify, gather, model, store, manipulate, and exchange data in order to support decision-making processes. It incorporates both conceptual bases and corresponding technology standards, including Unified Modeling Language (UML), SQL, and XML. We cover the development of conceptual models for describing data and their relationships; relational databases; effective use of SQL for data definition and manipulation; and the major components of modern information systems.

From the catalogue:  Introduces the integration and acquisition of information for decision-making using information technology. Discusses the impact of rapid software and hardware development on information integration, including the essential methodologies of client server and database systems. Topics include the design and analysis of relational database systems, exposure to Microsoft Access and the fourth-generation language SQL, and critical topics in data and information management such as project management, data mining, big data, data storage, and data visualization.

This course is not intended for systems engineering majors. Students may not receive credit for both SYS 2202 and SYS 2004.  Prerequisite: CS 1010, ENGR 1620, or instructor permission.