Information Engineering

GENERAL OBJECTIVES The course aims to teach 1. theoretical aspects, consisting of models and database languages, 2. project methodologies, which will allow the student, once they are acquired, to tackle concrete cases, 3. technologies, consistent in various software tools used in a combined way for the implementation of databases, by means of tools that are widespread in business practices. At the end of the course the student will be able to interact with the recipient of a database application in order to correctly summarize the requirements and to develop the project first, then the application itself, choosing the most suitable tools. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. The course aims to provide the student with the knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, methodological, technological tools that cover the various aspects useful for interacting with the environment of databases, with professional or scientific objectives. CAPABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Thanks to the course the student will be able to proceed with the definition, project and implementation of a data base that can be integrated with application components, using formalisms (during the project) and languages (in development) that constitute consolidated industrial standards. MAKING AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS. Both the written test and the project work put the student in front of unforeseen situations that encourage the development of the ability to make decisions autonomously, both in the contents (the design object) and in the tools. COMMUNICATION SKILLS. The use of wide-spread representation standards determines the acquisition of a "language" to interact in any professional context. The project work requires on the one hand to interact and to take into account the needs of "clients" (true or presumed) of the database application, and on the other to defend the choices made during the discussion of the project work. LEARNING SKILLS. On one hand the course provides theoretical knowledge of a very general nature, on the other (in the context of project work) it requires developing practical experiences with multiple tools integrated with each other, in many cases having to look for the accompanying documentation on its own. This kind of experience, together with a solid basic culture in the sector, creates the best conditions for the independent development of further knowledge.