Introduction to Database Systems

Course Description

This course introduces students to the rudiments of database design through a process called data normalization. Students receive instruction in using Structured Query Language (SQL) in Microsoft Access.

Students will earn a certificate awarding 15 CPE credits to go towards professional development.

Instructor: Prof. Paul Tallon (LinkedIn Profile)

Paul Tallon is Professor of Information Systems at the Sellinger School of Business, Loyola University Maryland. Prof. Tallon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in 1993 and is currently a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He studies a variety of topics at the intersection of IT and accounting, notably methods of computing the financial return on IT investments and methods of assessing the value of information.