Data Modelling Essentials

DAMA Sydney is delighted to offer this two day course on practical techniques for developing data models. Developed by Graeme Simsion, this course is generally considered to be one of the best guides to understanding data modeling and is commonly praised for its clarity and usefulness. The course material is based on the industry standard text book – Data Modelling Essentials. Every student receives a free copy of the book as well as all course materials. Over the last 15 years this course has been presented around the world (including international conferences) and throughout Australia.

This course covers:

  • Defining data modelling and explaining why it is important
  • Criteria for assessing a good data model
  • Data modelling notation
  • Normalisation techniques
  • Subtypes and supertypes
  • Conceptual, logical and physical data models
  • Organising a data model project
  • Introduction to data modelling for data warehouses and data marts

The course is designed to be highly interactive, with a wide range of examples and exercises used to illustrate the principles.

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