Database Management Systems (ECM4302) crash course, Online MBA, Semester 3:
This subject covers how database management systems are structured, how relational databases and ER models are designed, the integrity rules and relational…
- 18 video lessons
- 4h
- Study notes
- 90 quiz questions
- Assignment
18 lessons in Database Management Systems
Each lesson pairs one topic with a hand-picked video, trimmed to the part that teaches it.
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This subject covers how database management systems are structured, how relational databases and ER models are designed, the integrity rules and relational algebra behind them, and how to write SQL in MS Access and SQL Server. After it, you will be able to design a simple database with ER diagrams and keys, query and update it with SQL, and judge where distributed, object-oriented, multimedia and data warehouse systems fit in business use.
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What is a DBMS: File System vs DBMS
Module I, Introduction to DBMS: Definition of DBMS, Concept and Goals of DBMS, File System Approach Vs DBMS Approach, Advantages of Using a DBMS
File System vs. Database Management System· Neso Academy· 23 min
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DBMS Architecture, Levels and Data Independence
Module I, Introduction to DBMS: Data Independence, DBMS Architecture, Levels, Database Abstraction
Lec-6: Three Schema Architecture | Three Level of Abstraction | Database Management System· Gate Smashers· 15 min
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Data Models, Schemas and Instances
Module I, Introduction to DBMS: Data Models, Schemas, and Instances, Database Languages
Introduction to Data Models· Neso Academy· 16 min
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Database Users and the Database Administrator
Module I, Introduction to DBMS: Database Administrator, Database Users
Database Users· Neso Academy· 11 min
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Relational Model and Codd's Rules
Module II, Relational Database & ER Model: Relational Database: Relational System, Codd's Rule, Relational Model
Lec-131: Codd’s 12 Rules of RDBMS with examples· Gate Smashers· 14 min
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Query Optimization, Tables and Views
Module II, Relational Database & ER Model: Optimization, Tables and Views
Lec-125: View in Database | Oracle, SQL Server Views | Types of Views· Gate Smashers· 13 min
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ER Model: Entities and Relationships
Module II, Relational Database & ER Model: ER Model: Entity Type, Entity Set, Relationship type, Relationship sets
ER Model in DBMS || Entity || Attribute || Entity Set || Types of Attributes || Relationship || Degr· Sudhakar Atchala· 19 min
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Cardinality, Participation Constraints and Keys
Module II, Relational Database & ER Model: Constraints: Cardinality Ratio and Participation Constraint, Keys
ER Model in DBMS || Entity || Attribute || Entity Set || Types of Attributes || Relationship || Degr· Sudhakar Atchala· 11 min
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Designing ER Diagrams and Mapping to Tables
Module II, Relational Database & ER Model: Mapping, Design of ER diagrams
Entity Relationship Diagrams· Decomplexify· 19 min
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Domains, Relations and Predicates
Module III, Relational Model Objects: Domains and Relations, Relations and predicates
Relation, Predicate, Domain in DBMS | Hindi | BCA· Exam BCA· 7 min
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Relational Integrity: Primary, Candidate and Foreign Keys
Module III, Relational Model Objects: Relational Data Integrity, Primary Key, Candidate Key, Foreign Key and their rules
Keys in RDBMS· Neso Academy· 19 min
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Relational Algebra Operators
Module III, Relational Model Objects: Relational operators, Relational Algebra
relational algebra complete topic in dbms, various operations, various operators, relational algebra· NS lectures· 28 min
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SQL Basics: DDL, DML and DCL Commands
Module IV, SQL: SQL Language, DDL, DML and DCL commands
Lec-60: All Types of SQL Commands with Example | DDL, DML, DCL, TCL and CONSTRAINTS | DBMS· Gate Smashers· 11 min
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Creating Tables in MS Access and SQL Server
Module IV, SQL: Data definition
Creating tables and adding data in Microsoft SQL Server - using GUI and T-SQL code· SQL Server 101· 5 min
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SQL Queries and Updates in MS Access and SQL Server
Module IV, SQL: Data retrieval and update operations on MS ACCESS and SQL Server DBMS
sql query in ms access | create table, select, insert, update, delete using sql query in ms access· Vision Infotech· 8 min
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Distributed and Object-Oriented Databases
Module V, Database Applications and Types: Distributed Database, Object Oriented Database
Distributed Database in DBMS | Learn Coding· Learn Coding· 6 min
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Multimedia Databases and Digital Libraries
Module V, Database Applications and Types: Multimedia Database, Digital Libraries
Digital Library in Information Retrieval system | Data warehouse | CS Simplified Amit Sagu· CSE Simplified (Sagu Amit)· 6 min
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Data Warehouse and Data Mining
Module V, Database Applications and Types: Data Mining, Data Warehouse
Data Warehouse and Data Mining, Information management· DWIVEDI GUIDANCE· 9 min
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Assignment
Design and Build a Small Business Database: From File System to SQL
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Database Management Systems: common questions
This subject covers how database management systems are structured, how relational databases and ER models are designed, the integrity rules and relational algebra behind them, and how to write SQL in MS Access and SQL Server. After it, you will be able to design a simple database with ER diagrams and keys, query and update it with SQL, and judge where distributed, object-oriented, multimedia and data warehouse systems fit in business use. It's the Database Management Systems subject of Online MBA, Semester 3, in 18 lessons: What is a DBMS: File System vs DBMS; DBMS Architecture, Levels and Data Independence; Data Models, Schemas and Instances; Database Users and the Database Administrator; Relational Model and Codd's Rules; Query Optimization, Tables and Views; ER Model: Entities and Relationships; Cardinality, Participation Constraints and Keys; Designing ER Diagrams and Mapping to Tables; Domains, Relations and Predicates; Relational Integrity: Primary, Candidate and Foreign Keys; Relational Algebra Operators; SQL Basics: DDL, DML and DCL Commands; Creating Tables in MS Access and SQL Server; SQL Queries and Updates in MS Access and SQL Server; Distributed and Object-Oriented Databases; Multimedia Databases and Digital Libraries; Data Warehouse and Data Mining.
Yes. Every video lesson is free to watch without an account. A free login unlocks study notes, quizzes, the assignment, a notebook and progress that syncs across devices.
About 4h of video across 18 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.
Yes: “Design and Build a Small Business Database: From File System to SQL”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.
A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MBA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.
No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.