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Database Management Graduate Badge

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A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a co在这里nt and meaningful academic 经验. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anyw在这里 from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic 成绩单.

Visit the program website for more information.

Program Overview

The School of Computing's database management badge (not a degree or certificate) is designed to prepare students in the following areas:

  • Create relational and non-relational databases.
  • Utilize computational methods for knowledge discovery in bioinformatics and medicine.
  • Describe challenges posed by clinical information systems.
  • Create visualizations for complex data sets.
  • Tune the performance of relational database management systems.
  • Utilize emerging non-relational databases such as object-oriented and XML databases.

Why Earn a Digital Badge at 大 Valley?

  • Badges document knowledge, skills, and competencies you've gained through various learning and professional development opportunities.
  • Pursuing a badge, either in continuing education or while completing a degree, can enhance your education.
  • Digital badges can be displayed on social media, websites, and in emails.
  • Completing a badge is an opportunity for you to highlight particularly marketable and desirable skills to potential employers.

Career Insights

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Completion of a Bachelor's degree, and evidence of object-oriented programming skill is required for admission. You must submit an official 成绩单 from your baccalaureate degree granting 机构. To start your application, click 在这里

For current GVSU students:

  • Declare your badge via my横幅. Login to 横幅 Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click 提交.
  • Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria are being met. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
  • Once you are done with the requirements, 应用 to receive the badge via my横幅.
  • Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your 成绩单. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.

位置 & 格式

Classes for the program are on the Robert C. 皮尤 大 急流 校园.

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  • 面对面

课程

The database management badge is comprised of three courses (nine 学分). Classes are offered on 皮尤 校园 in downtown 大 急流.

Required course:

  • CIS 673 - Principles of Database Design

还有两个:

  • CIS 635 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
  • CIS 660 - Information Management and Science
  • CIS 665 - Clinical Information Systems
  • CIS 671 - Information Visualization
  • CIS 676 - Database Management Systems
  • CIS 679 - Special Topics in Database Management

Admission Requirements

For general requirements for graduate admission, visit 大 Valley State University’s admission section of the online catalog.

If you have additional questions, please 联系 our graduate admissions office.

For 更多的 Information

School of Computing

Dr. Robert Adams, Ph.D.
C-2-100 Mackinac Hall
(616) 331-2060