List of competencies given in this course:

1. Understanding the advantages of automatic information (data) management with particular emphasis on Data Bases Management Systems (DBMS)
2. Knowledge of Database design techniques both at the conceptual and at the logical level
   • Entity-Relationship model for DB design at the conceptual level
   • Relational Model for DB design at the logical level
3. Experience in design and implementation of simple DBs
   • definition of the data model
   • specification of the data structure
   • definition of the database schema
   • implementation of the database
4. Security Principles (i.e., how to manage Information Security)