New Open Textbook! Database Design-2nd Edition

We are very happy to announce the release of a new open textbook by post-secondary faculty in British Columbia.

Database Design-2nd Edition covers the concepts used in database systems and the database design process. Topics include:

The history of databases
Characteristics and benefits of databases
Data models
Data modelling
Classification of database management systems
Integrity rules and constraints
Functional dependencies
Normalization
Database development process

New to this edition are more examples, highlighted and defined key terms, both throughout and at the end of each chapter, and end-of-chapter review exercises. Two new chapters have been added on SQL, along with appendices that include a data model example, sample ERD exercises and SQL lab with solutions. This book is authored by Adrienne Watt and Nelson Eng, and is released under a CC-BY open license.

Reviewers

As part of the release of these new textbooks, BCcampus is actively soliciting reviews by qualified British Columbia faculty for these books. If you would like to review this book, please contact us. We provide a $250 stipend for faculty who review a B.C. open textbook.