The course is toteach students the basic concepts and principles of database systems, so thatthey can understand the purpose, basic working principles, system architecture,database maintenance and application fields. The students should masterdatabase design and SQL language, and understand the design principles ofdatabase systems. The learning outcomes of the course are: Students can masterthe project establishment for a database application system, system requirementanalysis and definition, data requirement analysis and definition, data modeldesign, database conceptual (logic) schema design, database view (external)schema design, database physical (internal) schema design, databasedevelopment, database application development, and actual operation andmaintenance of the developed database application system. Students can alsomaster the architecture of database systems, and fully understand theprinciples in database systems.