Oct 30, 2025  
Spring 2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
Spring 2026 Graduate Catalog
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AMS 521 - Data Management


This course teaches how to manage databases, covering core concepts such as database architecture, data storage, querying, and transaction management. Students will learn how to design and build databases, work with distributed systems, and manage multiple concurrent processes. Topics include data warehousing, data cleaning, and data mining, with hands-on practice using R and SQL to prepare real-world datasets for analysis. The course also introduces modern database technologies, including graph databases for modeling complex relationships, vector databases for AI-driven similarity search on unstructured data, and AI-powered database management systems that apply machine learning to optimize performance and automate data processing tasks.

3 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)



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