An Effective Approach for Teaching Database Course

KS Sastry Musti

Abstract


Teaching a Database course in general is a challenging task, due to several influencing factors such as increasing expectations of the job market, different and ever-changing database products, quality standards and limited time frames of a regular semester system.  This paper presents a typical balanced approach that has been designed and implemented in teaching the database course to students of a taught master’s program at the University of West Indies.  The course design in this approach ensures both skills and knowledge training to meet the requirements of prevailing job market and international quality standards.  Course design, composition, content delivery, independent learning through course work, hands-on skills training, and assessment criteria are presented in a detailed manner.


Keywords


Education, Problem based learning, Database Course, Oracle

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