Along with my AI class course, I have also started DB class (Oct-Dec session) from Standford online courses series. Actually, learning DB was long due and this seems to be perfect opportunity. In my professional life I write SQL queries and sometime modify the database schema but that is all job requirement, going through full course content again (after my degree) is really an opportunity and I don’t want to miss it. Course instructor for this class is Jennifer Widom and I am really liking her teaching style so I am bit excited. Well, I have almost completed first part and some of the points covered in this part are:
- DBMS features
- Key concepts like Data model, schema, DDL, DML
- Key people like Database designer, Administrator, developer
- Relational model XML data – DTD, XSD — This covered really well along with XML validation
- Relational algebra
- Intro to SQL
Have to finish some assignment by this week end. It’s going to be packed weekend with lot of assignments.
Will come back with more..
Thanks
Thanks for the pointer, I might do a few of these myself
In this session (Oct-Dec) they are offering a course on Machine learning too . Good Luck!