DEV 420 - Advanced Data Access Techniques

5 CR

Previously ISIT 420.
Students learn to develop data driven applications using both proprietary and open-source environments. Students will develop applications using data from a variety of data repositories including relational databases, multi-dimensional databases and “big data” repositories. Students also learn to work with data in a variety of formats.

Prerequisite(s): DEV 310 or ISIT 310, and DEV 320 or ISIT 320, all with a C or better, and admission to the BAS Software Development Application Development concentration, or permission of the instructor.

Course Outcomes

Analyze the structure and purpose of various data repositories from which application software may draw information including relational databases, multi-dimensional databases, and “big data” repositories.
Create application software to extract data from various data repositories including relational databases, multi-dimensional databases, and “big data” repositories.
Analyze the structure and purpose of various data formats for sharing data.
Create application software that generates and consumes data in various formats for sharing data.
Create application software for data access using appropriate object-oriented design patterns.
Create application software for data access using both open source and proprietary programming languages and frameworks.
Create application software that appropriately combines data from a variety of sources.
Apply test-driven development techniques to data-driven applications.

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