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This web page documents the requirements to satisfy an opportunity in my CMIS320 Relational DB course for extra credit. So let's get started:
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| Student Name | Rodney Mitchell |
| School | University of Maryland University College |
| Class | CMIS 320 - Relational Databases |
| Class Section | 6980 |
| Instructor | Professor Reginald Y. Haseltine |
| Academic/Career Goals | As an Air Force veteran, I had to delay completing my BS degree until after 20 years of service. I was awarded a scholarship within the company I work for and have been steadily working towards completing the degree requirements for graduation. My goal is to finally achieve this elusive dream and graduate (hopefully with honors). I made the UMUC Dean's list for three years straight and was inducted into the UMUC Honor's Society this past spring 2008. Each class presents new challenges and new learning experiences. Learning the online way is difficult for courses like this one but achievable with good instruction, adequate time for comprehension and practice on the UMUC computing resources. Completing this database course is a requirement to satisfy on the degree program and its giving me more depth and breadth across multiple disciplines. It's definitely giving me a greater appreciation of the knowledge and skills needed to be competent in this discipline. |
Description: The CMIS320 Relational Database course builds upon the problem solving skills and structured programming exposure gained in structured programming in Oracle SQL. Concepts in Entity/Relation Diagramming and data models are applied against business problem solving exercises. Comprehensive SQL programming projects serve to give hands on practice and learning through trial and error.
Well, to tell you the truth, I felt a bit rush in this course but I was very appreciative of the Professor providing at least one Grace Period during the class. As a novice, I had alot of concepts to come up to speed on in a very short timeframe. I was also grateful to one particular fellow student who helped me overcome some "hurdles" after I wasted too much time getting nowhere on Project 3.
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