Students who complete this unit will demonstrate that they can:
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of central organizational
control over data.
- Explain the characteristics that distinguish the database
approach from the approach of programming with data files.
- Identify the careers/roles associated with information management
(e.g., database administrator, data modeler, application developer,
end-user).
- Demonstrate uses of explicitly stored metadata/schema associated with
data.
- Critique an information application with regard to satisfying user
information needs.
- Describe how humans gain access to information and data to
support their needs.
- Compare and contrast information with data and knowledge.