Associate in Science - Database Applications Developer

This program develops user-friendly interfaces to database applications. A database application is made of data, a database engine to store the data, and an interface to extract and display the data. The skills needed to build a database application range from database theory and design, using a database engine such as SQL server, or Oracle, to programming in ActiveX Data Objects technologies to extract the data, as well as programming in Windows and Web applications on a client and server-side basis to present the data. In addition, with increasing concerns over security, a database developer must also be able to write secure code that runs with minimum risk of attacks.

Upon completion of the program, students will develop user-friendly interfaces based on Windows and the Web to extract data stored in databases; incorporate different security techniques to ensure the safe display and update of data; interface databases to the Internet; and install and administer Database Management Systems. In addition, students will design, build and populate databases with data, and use programming languages and graphical interfaces to retrieve and manipulate data.