Database Development and Applications in Biology

Objectives

Introduce the fundamental concepts inherent to the development of relational databases aiming to support the implementation of transactional systems. This curricular unit places great emphasis on a theoretical structuring of knowledge combined with the provision of extensive practical experience based on the use of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and data modeling tools. In practical cases, particular emphasis will be placed on data modeling, information extraction, and business rulemaking in functional contexts within Bioinformatics. This course should provide students with the skills of structuring information as well as using the SQL language for querying databases and programming business rules.