This course introduces the basic concepts of database management and guides towards the concepts used in its application. Relational databases are emphasized in this course. The topics in this course include Databases and Database Users, Database System Concepts and Architecture, Data Modeling Using the Entity-Relationship Model, Enhanced Entity-Relationship and UML Modeling, The Relational Data Model and Relational Database Constraints, The Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus, Relational Database Design by ER and EER to Relational Mapping, SQL: Schema Definition, Basic Constraints, and Queries, Functional Dependencies and Normalization for Relational Databases, Database Systems Administration.