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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

To achieve the three main goals of the Indian Education Policy, i.e. Access, Quality, and Equity, the Government of India is providing free learning from Class 9 level up to Post-Graduation curriculum. 

The purpose of the campaign is to provide Higher Education keeping in mind the unavailability of economical resources, physical resources, and lack of an adequate Platform. All the courses that are listed on the website of Swayam have been devised by more than thousands of learned faculties and are reviewed and implemented by IGNOU.

All the courses offered by Swayam including Database and Content Organisation Diploma programme, has four different approaches, to develop the grasping strength of the learner and to ensure a complete understanding- Online Discussion Forum for doubt solving, Video Lectures for audio-visual assistance, Online Reading Material for future reference and Self-assessment Tests and Quizzes for practice.

The Highlights

  • Grade Sheet Offered
  • Credit Transfer to Academic Record
  • Use of WINIS 
  • Out of School Education
  • Certification from Swayam 
  • 15 weeks programme offering course duration

Important dates

Course Commencement Date

Start Date : 01 Jan, 2025

Programme Offerings

  • Online tests
  • Softcopy of Reading Material
  • online quizzes
  • Credit Transfer to Academic Record
  • Use of DBMS and RDBMS
  • MySQL
  • WINNIS
  • Online video lectures
  • DB Design
  • discussion forum
  • Grade Sheet.

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability
no

What you will learn

Database ManagementSQL knowledge
  • With the Database and Content Organisation Diploma programme, the candidates learn how to develop efficient Databases.
  • Retrieval of Information from Databases.
  • They will learn about the basics and the in-depth know-how of operating Database Management Technologies

Who it is for

  • This programme is strongly recommended for those who have a keen interest in Information and Technology.


Admission Details

The process to Enroll under Database and Content Organisation Diploma programme is handy. Follow the given steps to register for the Diploma-

Step 1: Visit the course webpage. https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/nou25_lb11/preview

Step 2: Click on ‘Sign in’/ ‘Register’ and by using your email ID, create an account, and choose a strong alphanumeric password.

Step 3: Click on the link which appears on the page of your course to proceed further.

Step 4: If a Registration link is unavailable, it will be put in some time and you might return later for completion of the process.

 Step 5: Complete your Enrolment by filling up all the details. You can now access the course. 

The Syllabus

  • DBMS –Introductory Concepts
  • Elements of DBMS

  • Types of Databases and Data Models
  • Relational Databases and Overview of DB Design
  • Various Key Constraints in RDBMS

  • Anomalies and Normalization
  • File Organization - I
  • File Organization - II

  • Search Strategy - I
  • Search Strategy - II

  • Content Organization and Formats
  • Indexing and Indexing Tools
  • Types of SQL Commands and Introduction to MySQL

  • Introduction to MySQL Commands - I
  • Introduction to MySQL Commands – II
  • Introduction to MySQL Commands – III

  • Introduction to MySQL Commands – IV
  • Introduction to MySQL Commands - V
  • Database Recovery

  • Transaction Management, Concurrency Control and Deadlock
  • Textual DBMS Major features
  • CDS/ISIS for Windows An Introduction

  • Use of Content Designators in WINISIS
  • Common Communication Format (CCF)  in WINISIS
  • Steps in Developing Databases in WINISIS

  • Steps in WINISIS: FDT and Worksheet
  • Steps in WINISIS: Pickup Lists in Worksheet
  • Steps in WINISIS: Basic Formatting Language

  • Steps in WINISIS: Advanced Formatting Language
  • Steps in WINISIS: Field Selection Table
  • Data Entry and Data Export/Import in WINISIS

  • Searching and Browsing in WINISIS
  • Utilities in WINISIS

  • CDS/ISIS Software Family
  • Textual Databases Evolution and Evaluation

  • Introduction to Open Access Database Services
  • Text Retrieval Engines

  • Multilingual Text Retrieval
  • Data Mashup
  • Linked Open Data for Libraries

Instructors

IGNOU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Is any qualification required for this course?

No, any qualification is not needed for this course, just curiosity for Information and Technology is enough.

2: What is the category the course falls under?

The Database and Content Organisation Diploma falls under the category of Information and Technology.

3: How to obtain the Hard-copy of Reading Material?

Online Reading Material is available for the course. The candidate can download and print it to a hard-copy.

4: Along how many weeks is the course spans over?

The entire course is only of 15 weeks.

5: Where can I clear my doubts?

Swayam provides for an Online Discussion and Doubt-solving forum.

6: Where will be the books and references made available?

The list of Books and References will be included in the E-learning material.

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