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2003/4 Education in Data Management at the Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota by Gordon Everest
The School • College of Business Administration established in 1919 • Named Curtis L. Carlson School of Management in 1986 • Moved into new building in January 1998
The School Today • 113 tenured and tenure-track faculty + adjuncts/P&A • 264 staff members • 3,900 students (out of some 45,000 in the University) • 900 undergraduate, ranked 14thby USNews&WR • 250 day (full-time) MBA, ranked 26th in nation by USNews&WR • 1200 evening (part-time MBA), ranked 10thby USNews&WR • Ph.D., Exec MBA (ranked 16th), international, Health Care,… • 42,000 alumni in 50 states and 70 foreign countries • Eight academic departments • 12 degree programs
Our strengths today include • An excellent student body • Strong faculty • World-class facilities • Part of a top-ranked business community • Part of a world-class research University • International Expansion - Warsaw, Vienna, China, Lyon, ...
MIS at Carlson School Information & Decision Sciences Department • World’s first MIS academic program - 1968 • Initial focus on Ph.D. – nearly 100 grads • Undergrad and MBA in MIS • Consistently ranks in top 5 (USN&WR, ‘97) • MIS Research Center
Data - Mapping the Terrain DMOD OBJECTS DATA PROCESSES (DFD’s...) MODELING MANAGEMENT Conceptual logical relational (tables) (records) (normal form) machine human OBJECT-ROLE ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP SYSTEMS (DBMS) ADMINISTRATION (DBA) Nijssen Halpin VIsioModeler-> VEA Chen Codd Simsion Definition -- Manipulation (Language) DATABASE
Undergrad MIS Major Intro to Computers & MIS • CORE (3cr)(soph) • Required (16cr)(Junior) • Elective (2 of)(Senior) Intro to Programming Analysis & Modeling IT Infrastructure IS Management Adv. Database Design Financial IS Adv. DBMS & DBAdmin eCommerce Data Warehousing IS Special Topics
The Course(s) 43INTR 3 THREADS: DATA MODELING(to create databases) • Modeling Schemes ER Relational Normalization • Object Role Modeling (ORM) vs. Record-based • Presentation – levels of abstraction • The Design Process • Design support (CASE) toolsº DBMS(machine component - to manage databases) • for Developers to implement information systems • a Tool for the Data(base) Administrator (DBA) • Types of systems; marketplace • Comprehensive capabilities - SQL++º, OODBMSº, multimedia infoº • Data Warehousing, OLAP, Data Miningº DATA(BASE) ADMINISTRATION(human component) • DBA - role, functions, organization • Data planning • Data integrity, security, privacyº
IDSc 4/6431, 4131 (CCE) 43INTR Advanced Database Design Gordon C. Everest Information and Decision Sciences Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota
NIAM/ORM Teaching Experiences 43INTR • THE COURSE: • Advanced Database Design & Administration • Originally mostly MBA & Ph.D. Students • Taught NIAM modeling since 1975 but inadequate • NEEDED: • Written Teaching Materials • Data Modeling CASE Tool Conceptual Schema and Relational Database Design,Nijssen & Halpin, Prentice-Hall (Australia), 1989; 2e 1995. Information Modeling and Relational Databases,Halpin, 2001, Morgan Kaufman. InfoDesigner from ServerWare, 1993 InfoModelerfrom Asymetrix, 1994; then InfoModelers, Inc. VisioModelerfrom Visio, (Enterprise 5.0) acquired 1998, released 1999 acquired by Microsoft, 1999/11. VisioEA (Enterprise Architect), part of Visual Studio.net EA edition
Software In 5 computer labs, 1 instruction lab, & home install. • Access(Intro IS course) • Visual Basic (VBA) (Mid. Courses) • SQL Server(Mid and Adv. Courses) • VS.net, VisioEA(Adv. DB Design) • Rational Enterprise Suite, Rational Rose
More Information • University of Minnesota: www.umn.edu • Carlson School: www.csom.umn.edu • For courses, click on Resources > ClassNet > Information & Decision Sciences • geverest@csom.umn.edu