CIS111
Preview: CIS111 : Introduction to Relational Database Management
Systems
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
CIS105 (Introduction to Information Systems)
OR CIS106 (Introduction to Information Technology)
OR CIS109 (Introduction to Management Information Systems)
This course provides students with an introduction to the theory and applied concepts of database
design, database management, and information management. Students will focus on identifying
organizational information requirements, expressing those requirements using conceptual data
modeling techniques, verifying the structural characteristics with normalization techniques, and
converting conceptual data models into physical database models.
Required Resources
MindTap Computing for Shellman/Vodnik’s New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Access ®
2016: Comprehensive
Students will receive registration key for this course when they purchase new course a
materials from the Strayer University Online Bookstore. Please click the “MindTap Info”
menu option in the course to learn how to activate your software.
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MindTap Live Virtual Machine Labs and Lab Simulations and are used throughout this course to
promote advanced learning opportunities.
MindTap Labs Online Access Code: Students who purchased their textbooks through
Strayer Bookstore will receive bundled access code for MindTap Labs. a
Microsoft Office (Word and Access) 2016, 365, or later version is required.
Note: MS Access is the focus of this class and is not available for Apple/MAC computers.
Students are responsible for securing access to PC. Instructions for downloading the files a
necessary to complete the work in this class are available in the course guide. Students who
wish to attempt to run Windows on MAC computers are welcome to do so; however, Strayer
University does not recommend this or support it and keyboards are not equivalent.
Information on how to obtain Microsoft Office through (at no additional Strayer iCampus
charge) in the Office 365 Installation Instructions [PDF]
Once you access iCampus, go to Campus Library > Technical Support > Software &
Discounts & Downloads > Open Office 365.
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