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DBM/460

Enterprise Database Management Systems

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Upper Division

This course covers distributed computing, middleware, and industry standards, as related to the enterprise data repository. Data warehousing, data mining, and data marts are covered from an enterprise perspective.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Define the process of designing a data warehouse and business intelligence solution in an enterprise environment.
  • Identify an organization’s data warehouse requirements by analyzing organizational strategies and processes as they relate to a business intelligence solution.
  • Design a technical architecture and schema for a data warehouse.
  • Create a data warehouse database in Microsoft® SQL Server®.

  • Assess the business intelligence needs of an organization.
  • Identify the technical system requirements necessary to implement a small-scale data warehouse.
  • Design the technical landscape to support a small-scale data warehouse with enterprise integrations.

  • Design an enterprise-level Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data process that meets specified business requirements.
  • Recommend ETL software, extensions, and integrations for a given scenario.
  • Design an ETL package in Microsoft® SQL Service Integration Services (SSIS) that meets specified organization requirements.
  • Validate the success of an ETL process.

  • Determine the business intelligence needs of an organization based on how data is currently used within the enterprise.
  • Develop a data mining strategy for an organization to support its organizational strategies.
  • Design queries to solve data analysis problems.
  • Implement queries using Microsoft® SQL Server®.

  • Determine an organization’s dashboard and report content requirements.
  • Design dashboards that accurately reflect the data available.
  • Build data visualizations (i.e., dashboards) that meet the end-user’s needs.

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Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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