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Data Modeling

by Gavin Powell
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Data modeling is the act of exploring data-oriented structures. When building a database, data modeling implies the creation of a model for data within that database. Data models can be used for a variety of purposes, from high-level conceptual models to physical data models. VTC author, <a href=\'http://www.vtc.com/files/productlist.php?author=Gavin%20Powell\' target=\'_blank\'>Gavin Powell</a>, covers topics such as normalization and denormalization for relational data modeling, fact dimensional structures for data warehouse data modeling, and basic object data modeling for object databases. Powell also examines useful web sites and vendor software, such as Oracle database, for finding data modeling information. To being learning today, simply click on one of the <b>Data Modeling</b> lessons.

Course content

Welcome9 lessons
The History of Data Modeling10 lessons
Tools for Data Modeling9 lessons
Introducing Data Modeling6 lessons
Relational Data Modeling14 lessons
Object Data Modeling11 lessons
Data Warehouse Data Modeling5 lessons
Getting Data from a Database6 lessons
Tuning a Relational Data Model19 lessons
Tuning a Data Warehouse Data Model4 lessons
Other Tricks4 lessons
Wrapping it Up3 lessons
Credits1 lessons