Corso gratuito "Introduction to Databases" della Stanford University
A seguito del grande successo che il corso ha avuto nella precedente edizione del 2011, il 15 gennaio del 2013 verrà erogata la seconda edizione del corso “Introduction to Databases” della prestigiosa Stanford University. Rispetto alla precedente, vi sono più contenuti in questa nuova edizione. Come dichiarato nella pagina web:
This course covers database design and the use of database management systems for applications. It includes extensive coverage of the relational model, relational algebra, and SQL. It also covers XML data including DTDs and XML Schema for validation, and the query and transformation languages XPath, XQuery, and XSLT. The course includes database design in UML, and relational design principles based on dependencies and normal forms. Many additional key database topics from the design and application-building perspective are also covered: indexes, views, transactions, authorization, integrity constraints, triggers, on-line analytical processing (OLAP), JSON, and emerging NoSQL systems. Working through the entire course provides comprehensive coverage of the field, but most of the topics are also well-suited for “a la carte” learning.

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