Comments on: TEACH: Database fundamentals

By: christopher.thomson

christopher.thomson — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 22:48:34 +0000

I've been using this SQL designer tool which is nice for drawing tables and creating relations between them. You can also save your project as an XML file so you can back up your work, share or load back into the browser later.

By: Rebecca Lenihan

Rebecca Lenihan — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 21:47:19 +0000

Link to a Google Drive folder with some sample data and a pdf of the basic principles powerpoint here: drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9AU6p1uzAS-SEd1TFUxXzdSSTQ&usp=sharing

By: Rebecca Lenihan

Rebecca Lenihan — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 03:30:47 +0000

For sure, feel free to bring along some software to try out afterwards, but for the session itself even just old fashioned pen and paper will do – we’ll be going right back to basics.

By: Tellya Later

Tellya Later — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:16:52 +0000

Just a note for people interested in this topic, bring along a copy of SQLite and, if you use Firefox, install SQLite Manager before you attend. SQLite is probably the simplest form of free database available in terms of the infrastructure required to use it. That way you can jump right in and start exploring the database concepts that Rebecca will probably be discussing.